Sans Faceted Misu 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, album art, gothic, industrial, poster, metal, dramatic, impact, texture, heritage edge, compact display, brand voice, angular, faceted, blackletter-adjacent, condensed, monolinear.
A condensed display face built from straight strokes and sharp, planar cuts that replace curves with faceted corners. Stems are heavy and predominantly vertical, with a monolinear, low-modulation feel and frequent pointed terminals that create diamond- and wedge-like counters in letters such as O and Q. The lowercase keeps the same rigid geometry with simplified bowls and tight apertures, producing a compact rhythm and strong vertical emphasis across words. Numerals follow the same chiseled construction, reading clearly at larger sizes while maintaining a consistent blocky texture.
Best suited to headlines, branding marks, and short, high-impact phrases where the angular construction can be appreciated. It works well on posters, packaging, and album or event graphics that benefit from a dense, assertive texture, and it can also serve as a stylized logo type when set with careful spacing.
The overall tone is gothic and industrial, evoking chiseled lettering, signage, and hard-edged poster typography. Its sharp joins and spear-like terminals give it a dramatic, forceful voice that feels stern and energetic rather than friendly or casual. The texture across a line is dense and rhythmic, lending a ceremonial or heavy-music mood without relying on ornamental swashes.
The design appears intended to deliver a hard-edged, chiseled aesthetic in a compact, vertical form, prioritizing silhouette and texture over smooth curves. Its consistent faceting and strong terminals suggest a goal of creating a distinctive display voice for bold titles and identity work.
Many glyphs use octagonal or diamond-like inner spaces and clipped corners, which creates strong sparkle in the counters and distinctive silhouettes. The design reads most comfortably with generous tracking and at headline sizes, where the faceting and interior angles remain crisp.