Sans Faceted Elsa 6 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game ui, album covers, sporty, industrial, futuristic, aggressive, tactical, impact, speed, techno edge, ruggedness, branding, angular, faceted, chiseled, slanted, octagonal.
A slanted, faceted display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, with curves consistently replaced by angled planes. Forms are compact and blocky, with squared counters and octagonal silhouettes (notably in O/0 and rounded letters), giving a machined, cut-metal feel. Stroke endings are sharply sheared and terminals often taper into wedge-like points, producing energetic diagonals and a forward-leaning rhythm. Spacing appears moderately tight, and the overall texture is dense and high-impact, with small irregularities in facet angles that emphasize a hand-cut or stencil-like construction rather than geometric smoothness.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its angular detailing can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, and packaging. It also fits digital contexts that benefit from a tech or tactical mood, such as game titles, esports graphics, and interface headers, but it will feel visually busy in small body copy.
The tone is forceful and kinetic, suggesting speed, impact, and engineered toughness. Its sharp facets and aggressive slant read as contemporary and action-oriented, with a strong association to sports, sci-fi interfaces, and rugged industrial branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a hard-edged, high-energy voice by translating traditional sans shapes into planar, chamfered geometry and a consistent forward slant. The goal is immediate impact and a distinctive, engineered silhouette rather than quiet readability.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same faceted construction, with the lowercase remaining sturdy and simplified for continuity at display sizes. Numerals follow the same clipped, polygonal logic, maintaining consistent visual weight and angle behavior across the set.