Sans Faceted Elsy 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Obvia' by Typefolio and 'Quebra' by Vanarchiv (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, team apparel, headlines, posters, esports graphics, sporty, aggressive, industrial, tactical, energetic, impact, motion, toughness, modernity, angular, faceted, chamfered, oblique, blocky.
A heavy, oblique sans with strongly faceted construction that replaces curves with chamfered corners and clipped terminals. Strokes are broad and mostly uniform, with angular counters and polygonal bowls that create a crisp, mechanical silhouette. The proportions lean slightly condensed in the uppercase while the lowercase stays compact with sturdy stems; overall spacing feels tight and purposeful, emphasizing dense word shapes. Numerals follow the same cut-corner logic, producing a consistent, rugged texture across mixed copy.
Best suited for headlines, logos, and display typography where the faceted shapes can read as a stylistic statement. It works particularly well in sports branding, esports/stream graphics, posters, packaging accents, and apparel lettering where a tough, kinetic feel is desired.
The font projects a fast, forceful tone with a sporty, no-nonsense attitude. Its sharp facets and forward slant evoke motion, impact, and engineered toughness, making it feel at home in competitive or high-intensity contexts.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, high-impact display voice by combining a forward-leaning stance with planar, cut-corner construction. Its consistent chamfer system suggests an aim for a cohesive, engineered look that remains legible while signaling speed and strength.
Diagonal joins and chamfers are used as a unifying motif across rounds (O, C, G) and straights (E, F, T), which helps maintain coherence despite the aggressive geometry. The bold weight and hard corners create strong figure/ground contrast, favoring short bursts of text over delicate typographic nuance.