Sans Faceted Ipne 3 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game ui, labels, industrial, retro tech, sporty, utility, arcade, impact, tech voice, ruggedness, system labeling, retro futurism, octagonal, chamfered, stencil-like, geometric, blocky.
A compact, blocky sans with straight-sided forms and frequent chamfered corners that substitute for curves. Strokes maintain a largely even thickness, with squared terminals and crisp joints that create an angular, faceted rhythm throughout. Counters tend toward polygonal shapes; rounded letters like O, Q, and 0 appear as octagonal outlines, and several glyphs feature distinctive internal cuts that read like inset detailing. The overall texture is dense and high-contrast against the page due to tight apertures and sturdy verticals.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, team or event branding, and game or app UI where an angular techno-industrial voice is desired. It also works well for labels, signage, and numbering systems that benefit from a rugged, mechanical aesthetic.
The font projects a tough, engineered tone—part scoreboard, part machinery labeling. Its angular facets and inset details evoke retro-futuristic display typography, lending an arcade/tech flavor while still feeling practical and utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a sturdy, compact display voice by replacing curves with planar facets and reinforcing forms with consistent chamfers and inset cuts. The goal is a strong, legible silhouette at medium-to-large sizes while emphasizing a distinctive, engineered personality.
In text, the repeated corner cuts create a consistent “chiseled” cadence, and the occasional inner notches add a decorative, quasi-stenciled character. Numerals follow the same hard-edged construction, giving headings and identifiers a unified, system-like look.