Sans Faceted Epbi 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Brainy Variable Sans' by Maculinc and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, sports branding, headlines, apparel, packaging, athletic, industrial, retro, assertive, mechanical, impact, ruggedness, sport tone, signage, branding, blocky, angular, chamfered, faceted, octagonal.
A compact, heavy display face built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with faceted, polygonal planes. The letterforms are tall and tightly set, with a strong vertical emphasis and short, sturdy horizontals. Counters are small and geometric, often appearing as squared or notched openings, and terminals finish with consistent chamfers that create an octagonal silhouette across the set. Overall rhythm is punchy and uniform, with slight width differences between characters that keep the texture lively while remaining firmly block-constructed.
Best suited for large-size display work where impact and immediacy matter—posters, sports and team branding, apparel graphics, labels, and bold packaging. It can also work for short UI or signage callouts when a rugged, high-visibility voice is desired, but the dense forms favor titles over long reading.
The font projects a tough, no-nonsense tone with a distinctly sporty and industrial edge. Its faceted construction and dense black color read as authoritative and energetic, evoking uniforms, equipment labeling, and bold promotional headlines. The sharp planes add a retro sign-paint and stencil-adjacent attitude without feeling ornate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through solid massing and a disciplined system of chamfered facets. By standardizing clipped corners and minimizing curves, it creates a robust, engineered look that stays consistent across letters and numbers while maintaining strong recognizability at headline sizes.
Distinctive notches and clipped corners are used as a unifying motif, giving both uppercase and lowercase a cohesive, cut-from-metal feel. Numerals share the same octagonal logic and heavy massing, supporting consistent emphasis in codes, scores, and short numeric callouts.