Sans Faceted Ilje 8 is a light, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, book covers, branding, runic, occult, handmade, spiky, playful, thematic display, fantasy tone, runic feel, logo styling, angular, faceted, geometric, tall, quirky.
This font uses a tall, condensed skeleton with consistent stroke thickness and crisp, faceted joins that often replace curves with straight segments. Terminals are clean and abrupt, with frequent wedge-like points and occasional rounded hints kept minimal. Counters tend to be small and vertically oriented, and several letters lean on simplified, sign-like constructions that emphasize straight stems and angled bowls. Overall spacing is even but the glyph widths vary, creating a slightly uneven rhythm that reads as intentionally hand-drawn rather than mechanical.
Best suited to display settings where the angular personality can read large: titles, headers, posters, packaging accents, and short branding phrases. It also fits fantasy-leaning UI labels, chapter headings, and event graphics where a runic or arcane flavor is desired; it is less suited to long body text due to its narrow proportions and sharp internal shapes.
The sharp facets and pointed silhouettes evoke runic and ritual associations, giving the type a mystical, slightly ominous tone. At the same time, its simplified geometry and irregularities keep it approachable and a bit whimsical, like a stylized fantasy title rather than a strict historical revival.
The design appears intended to deliver a cohesive faceted look—turning conventional curves into planar strokes—to create a distinctive fantasy/ritual voice while remaining legible in short bursts. Its consistent line weight and simplified constructions suggest a focus on strong silhouette and theme-forward character over typographic neutrality.
Distinctive diamond/lozenge shapes appear in multiple glyphs (notably rounded letters and the 0/8), reinforcing the faceted theme. Numerals follow the same angular logic, with straight strokes and polygonal curves that match the uppercase and lowercase styling closely.