Sans Faceted Nivu 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, sportswear, gaming ui, industrial, techno, retro, authoritative, aggressive, impact, mechanical feel, sci-fi edge, signage clarity, display emphasis, angular, faceted, blocky, condensed, monolinear-ish.
A compact, heavy sans built from sharp planar cuts that replace curves with straight segments and clipped corners. Strokes are consistently thick with crisp terminals, producing a strong, poster-like color and a rigid vertical rhythm. Counters are tight and often squared off, with small apertures that emphasize density; diagonals are restrained and handled as chamfered joins rather than smooth transitions. The overall effect is geometric and mechanical, with a slightly uneven per-glyph width typical of display constructions and an intentionally rigid, modular silhouette.
Best suited for display applications where impact and angular character are desired: posters, headlines, logos/wordmarks, product labeling, and strong typographic branding. It can also work for gaming or industrial-themed interface elements and signage-style compositions when set with ample spacing.
The faceted geometry and dense weight give the font a hard-edged, industrial tone that reads as mechanical, tactical, and tech-forward. Its sharp corners and compact forms add urgency and impact, lending a retro arcade/sci‑fi flavor while still feeling utilitarian and assertive.
The design appears intended to translate a sturdy grotesque skeleton into a faceted, engineered aesthetic—prioritizing punchy silhouettes, consistent weight, and a distinctive angular texture over neutral text readability. The clipped corners and squared counters suggest a deliberate, manufactured look aimed at bold display typography.
In the sample text, the font maintains clarity at larger display sizes, where the chamfered corners and squared counters become a defining texture. At smaller sizes, the tight counters and heavy joins can visually fill in, so generous tracking and line spacing will help preserve character separation.