Sans Faceted Elda 10 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Beachwood' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game titles, packaging, sporty, aggressive, industrial, retro, mechanical, impact, speed, ruggedness, display, branding, faceted, angular, oblique, condensed, blocky.
A heavy, condensed sans with an oblique stance and sharply faceted construction. Strokes are built from straight segments with chamfered corners, producing planar “cut” terminals in place of curves. Counters are tight and often polygonal (notably in O/Q/0/8), and joins stay crisp and compact for a dense rhythm. The lowercase follows the same angular logic with sturdy, simplified forms and a fairly even, block-like texture, while figures are tall and emphatic with uniform stroke presence.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, esports or sports branding, and bold promotional graphics where a compact, high-impact word shape is needed. It can also work for product packaging or badges when a rugged, mechanical flavor is desired, but the tight counters suggest avoiding long passages of small body text.
The overall tone is forceful and kinetic, with a hard-edged, engineered feel. The slanted, chiseled silhouettes suggest speed and impact, lending a competitive, headline-forward voice with a slightly retro arcade/trackside attitude.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, cut-metal aesthetic into an energetic slanted display sans. By replacing curves with planar facets and keeping proportions compact, it aims to maximize impact and convey speed, toughness, and precision in short bursts of text.
The faceting creates distinctive notches and clipped edges that stay consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving text a rugged, stamped look. The compact apertures and dense color make it most striking at larger sizes where the angular detailing is clearly visible.