Sans Faceted Afka 5 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, signage, gaming ui, industrial, retro, techno, game-like, authoritative, display impact, industrial feel, retro-tech style, geometric system, angular, faceted, octagonal, blocky, stencil-like.
A compact, block-built sans with sharp planar facets replacing curves throughout. Strokes are consistently heavy and even, with corners chamfered into octagonal cuts and notches that create a crisp, machined silhouette. Counters are mostly rectangular and tightly enclosed, and joins tend to form hard elbows and pointed terminals rather than rounds. Overall spacing and proportions read condensed with a rigid, vertical rhythm, while individual glyph widths vary enough to keep word shapes distinct in text.
Best suited for display applications such as headlines, branding marks, posters, packaging, and wayfinding where the faceted detailing can be appreciated. It also fits interfaces and title screens seeking a retro-tech or industrial aesthetic. For longer reading, it works more comfortably at larger text sizes with generous leading.
The faceted geometry and squared-off counters give the font a mechanical, industrial tone with a retro digital edge. It suggests utilitarian signage, arcade or game UI energy, and a tough, no-nonsense voice that feels engineered rather than handwritten. The repeated notches and angular terminals add a faint blackletter/inscriptional echo without becoming ornamental.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, cut-metal or beveled construction into a condensed sans, prioritizing strong impact and a distinctive, angular texture. Its consistent chamfers and rectangular counters point to an aim of creating a unified, modular system that feels precise and machine-made.
Uppercase forms are particularly architectural and symmetrical, while the lowercase maintains the same angular construction, producing a uniform texture across mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same cut-corner logic, yielding a cohesive set that reads clearly at display sizes. The dense black footprint and tight apertures can make very small sizes feel busy, but it rewards larger settings where the facets are legible.