Sans Faceted Elko 4 is a bold, normal width, monoline, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Quantico' by MADType (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game ui, logos, sporty, techy, industrial, assertive, futuristic, impact, speed, modernity, utility, edge, angular, faceted, chamfered, blocky, stencil-like.
A slanted, all-caps-forward sans with sharp, planar facets that replace curves with chamfered corners and clipped terminals. Strokes are consistently heavy and largely uniform, producing a compact, high-impact texture with pronounced, squared counters in letters like O and D. Diagonals are crisp and mechanical, and the lowercase echoes the uppercase structure with simplified bowls and hard joins, keeping the overall rhythm tight and purposeful. Numerals follow the same faceted geometry, with squared apertures and strong, stable silhouettes.
Best suited to display settings where its faceted construction can be appreciated—headlines, posters, event graphics, and bold callouts. The slanted, hard-edged forms also fit sports identities, gaming interfaces, and techno-industrial packaging or signage, especially where a fast, assertive voice is desired.
The overall tone is athletic and industrial, with a tech-forward edge driven by its angular cuts and forward slant. It reads as confident and energetic—more performance and signage than editorial—projecting speed, toughness, and modern utility.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, modern display voice by combining an italic stance with a geometric, faceted construction. By minimizing curves and emphasizing chamfered joins, it aims for high impact and a distinctive, engineered feel that remains consistent across letters and numerals.
The repeated chamfers create a distinctive sparkle along edges at larger sizes, while the dense, squared counters and tight interior shapes can become visually busy at smaller sizes. The italic angle is consistent across the set, reinforcing a continuous sense of motion in lines of text.