Sans Faceted Ilfu 5 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A faceted, angular sans with strokes built from straight segments and sharp corners, producing a cut-from-planes look in place of curves. The line work feels marker-drawn: stroke thickness stays fairly consistent, terminals are often softly rounded, and joins vary slightly from letter to letter. Proportions are compact and lively, with a relatively small lowercase core and occasional exaggerated diagonals and diamond-like counters. Spacing and widths fluctuate noticeably across glyphs, giving the texture an uneven, hand-rendered rhythm while remaining clearly legible in short strings.
Best suited to display applications where a distinctive, angular voice is desired: posters, album/cover graphics, game UI titles, event branding, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for short captions or packaging callouts, but the irregular rhythm and stylized forms make it less appropriate for long-form reading.
The overall tone reads cryptic and energetic—part techno, part doodled notation—suggesting puzzle-like symbols, sci‑fi signage, or improvised street lettering. Its sharp geometry adds tension, while the softened ends and casual inconsistencies keep it approachable and playful rather than strictly mechanical.
Likely designed to deliver a recognizable, planar “carved/constructed” aesthetic with a hand-drawn edge—combining geometric facets with casual stroke behavior to create a bold, emblematic texture in display settings.
Many rounded shapes are interpreted as rotated squares or open angular loops (notably in O/Q and several lowercase bowls), reinforcing the faceted theme. Diagonals are prominent, and several letters show intentionally idiosyncratic construction that prioritizes character over typographic neutrality.