Sans Faceted Etla 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Refinery' by Kimmy Design, 'Ddt' by Typodermic, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, team apparel, posters, headlines, packaging, athletic, industrial, aggressive, retro, tactical, impact, speed, toughness, compactness, uniformity, condensed, angular, chiseled, faceted, oblique.
A condensed, oblique sans with a heavily faceted construction that replaces curves with clipped corners and straight planes. Strokes stay uniform and solid, producing dense, blocky letterforms with squared counters and sharp terminals. The overall rhythm is compact with tight apertures and a forward-leaning stance, while caps and figures share the same chamfered, cut-metal geometry for a highly consistent texture.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as sports identities, event posters, storefront or product packaging, and bold hero text on web or video. It can also work for signage-like labels where a compact footprint and strong silhouette are desirable, but it’s less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The font projects speed and impact, with a hard-edged, engineered feel that reads as athletic and no-nonsense. Its angled posture and chiseled corners add urgency and a slightly combative tone, evoking uniforms, equipment markings, and action-oriented branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a fast, tough, contemporary voice by combining a condensed footprint with a distinctly faceted, machined geometry. Its consistent chamfering and uniform stroke weight suggest a goal of strong reproducibility across print and screen in attention-grabbing display roles.
Uppercase shapes are especially geometric and monolithic, while lowercase maintains the same clipped-corner logic for continuity. Numerals are similarly squared and sturdy, helping the font feel suited to identifiers and short numeric strings. The dense forms favor larger sizes where the faceting and internal shapes remain clearly legible.