Sans Faceted Rala 7 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, album covers, packaging, gothic, medieval, aggressive, dramatic, industrial, impact, thematic branding, carved look, gothic recall, edge emphasis, angular, faceted, chiseled, blackletter-inspired, condensed.
A faceted, angular display face built from straight strokes and sharp planar cuts rather than curves. Stems are heavy and compact, with wedge-like terminals and notched interior corners that create a chiseled silhouette. Counters are tight and often polygonal (notably in O, Q, 8, 9), while diagonals and joins are crisp and mechanical, producing a strong vertical rhythm. Uppercase forms feel tall and rigid; lowercase keeps a similar structural severity with simplified shapes and minimal roundness, maintaining consistent edge geometry across letters and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, logotypes, and packaging where its faceted construction can be appreciated. It also works well for thematic graphics—fantasy, metal, horror, or medieval-inspired branding—where a severe, carved look is desirable.
The overall tone is stern and imposing, evoking carved signage, gothic lettering, and hard-edged metal aesthetics. Its sharp facets and dense black shapes read as forceful and ritualistic, with a distinctly historic-meets-industrial energy.
Designed to deliver a hard, chiseled display voice: a geometric, facet-driven reinterpretation of gothic/blackletter cues that prioritizes silhouette strength and dramatic texture over softness or neutrality.
The texture in paragraph settings is dark and tightly knit, with pronounced verticals and frequent pointed terminals that can visually “spark” at small sizes. The numerals and uppercase share the same chamfered construction, helping headings and codes feel cohesive.