Sans Faceted Abgal 5 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, industrial, athletic, assertive, retro, gaming, impact, signage feel, brand stamp, retro tech, chamfered, angular, blocky, octagonal, high-contrast.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and crisp chamfered corners, replacing curves with angled facets. Counters and apertures tend to be rectangular or octagonal, giving letters like O and Q a cut-corner, emblem-like structure. The rhythm is compact and sturdy, with consistent stroke thickness and tight-looking internal spaces that emphasize solidity in all-caps. Lowercase follows the same faceted construction with simplified forms (single-storey a, angular bowls), keeping the texture bold and uniform across words.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, team or esports branding, logos, and packaging where strong silhouettes and a tough, technical mood are desired. It can also work for short UI labels or signage-style callouts when legibility at small sizes is not the primary goal.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a sporty, badge-and-uniform feel. Its sharp facets and blocky silhouettes evoke industrial signage and arcade-era display lettering, delivering a confident, slightly aggressive voice that reads best when it’s meant to stand out.
The design appears intended to translate a stencil-less, sign-painter/placard energy into a modern faceted system: bold, compact, and instantly recognizable. By standardizing chamfers and straight segments across the character set, it aims for a cohesive, emblematic look that holds up in high-impact branding and titling.
Numerals mirror the same cut-corner logic, producing compact, sign-like figures that feel designed for impact rather than delicacy. Diagonals (as in V, W, X, Y) are wide and stable, while squared terminals and notched joins add a constructed, machined character.