Sans Faceted Ethi 5 is a bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logos, packaging, techno, industrial, retro, tactical, mechanical, impact, tech feel, uniformity, motion, angular, faceted, chiseled, blocky, stencil-like.
A heavy, monolinear sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with sharp planar facets. The forms are wide and mechanically even, with consistent stroke thickness, squared terminals, and generous interior counters shaped as octagons and chamfered rectangles. The italic slant is subtle but persistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, creating a forward-leaning texture while retaining a rigid, modular construction. Letterfit and rhythm feel uniform and grid-minded, with sturdy joins and crisp diagonals that emphasize the faceted geometry.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where the faceted construction can read clearly: headlines, posters, product branding, and logo wordmarks, especially when paired with technical or industrial themes. It can also work for labels and interface-style callouts when a strong, uniform, system-like presence is desired.
The overall tone is utilitarian and engineered—more machine-cut than hand-drawn. Its forward slant and angular cuts suggest motion and technical energy, while the uniform, blocky construction reads as disciplined and system-oriented. The result feels at home in futuristic, tactical, or industrial contexts without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, machine-fabricated aesthetic into a sturdy slanted sans, using chamfers and straight segments to create a consistent faceted language across the full alphanumeric set. It prioritizes impact and a tightly controlled rhythm over softness or calligraphic nuance.
Round characters like C, G, O, and 0 are rendered as chamfered polygons, giving the face a distinctive octagonal silhouette. Numerals and capitals share the same clipped-corner logic, supporting a cohesive voice in mixed alphanumerics.