Sans Faceted Ilje 5 is a light, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: fantasy titles, game ui, posters, album art, halloween, runic, mystical, edgy, handmade, retro, inscriptional, fantasy theming, atmospheric, display impact, angular, faceted, spiky, geometric, wiry.
A wiry, angular display face built from straight strokes and sharp joins, replacing curves with small planar facets. Corners are pointed and often spear-like, while terminals stay clean and unbracketed, producing a crisp, etched silhouette. Proportions are condensed and irregularly paced, with narrow counters and occasional diamond-shaped forms that create a rhythmic, rune-like texture across words. Numerals and capitals follow the same chiseled construction, maintaining consistent stroke weight while varying widths for a lively, hand-cut feel.
Best suited for display settings such as fantasy or horror titling, game branding/UI headings, posters, and packaging where a carved, arcane voice is desired. It can work in short-to-medium bursts of text for atmospheric flavor, but the strong angular detailing is most effective in headlines and pull quotes.
The overall tone is occult-adjacent and adventurous, evoking runes, carved inscriptions, and fantasy props. Its sharp geometry reads energetic and slightly menacing, with a playful, quirky edge in longer text where the facets create a shimmering pattern.
The font appears designed to translate a carved or inscribed aesthetic into a clean digital outline, using faceted geometry to suggest chisel cuts and rune-like symbolism. Its condensed proportions and sharp terminals aim to maximize impact and thematic character while staying legible in display contexts.
The design prioritizes character and texture over neutrality: sharp diagonals and triangular details dominate, and several letters use unconventional internal shapes that make the face feel intentionally stylized. Spacing appears relatively open for such condensed forms, helping prevent facets from clumping at text sizes.