Sans Faceted Tyje 4 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, branding, album art, industrial, gothic, techno, assertive, edgy, display impact, modern gothic, geometric consistency, hard-edged tone, angular, chamfered, faceted, blackletter-tinged, modular.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and planar facets, replacing curves with crisp chamfers and angled corners. Forms are compact and vertically oriented, with uniform stroke weight and a tight, disciplined rhythm. Counters are squared and often slightly notched, and joins tend to be hard and geometric rather than rounded. The lowercase mirrors the same constructed logic, with simplified, angular bowls and terminals that read like cut metal edges, producing a consistent, graphic texture in text.
Best suited for display contexts such as headlines, posters, logos, and bold brand marks where its faceted construction can be a primary visual feature. It can work for short UI labels or packaging callouts when used at larger sizes, but its dense interiors and angular detail favor punchy phrases over long reading.
The overall tone feels industrial and severe, with a modernized gothic flavor. Its sharp edges and disciplined geometry communicate toughness and precision, leaning toward a techno or machinery-associated mood rather than a friendly everyday voice.
The design appears intended to translate a blackletter-like intensity into a clean, geometric, cut-facet system. By standardizing weight and using chamfered corners throughout, it aims to deliver a strong, contemporary display voice with a crafted, machined character.
The faceting is carried consistently through capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving lines of text a distinctive spiky silhouette. Because the design relies on crisp angles and small interior spaces, it reads most confidently when given enough size and spacing to let the counters stay open.