Sans Faceted Heju 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, packaging, industrial, condensed, angular, assertive, retro, space-saving, high impact, stylized geometry, signage feel, retro display, geometric, faceted, blocky, hard-edged, compressed.
This typeface features tall, tightly compressed letterforms built from straight segments and sharp corners, with planar facets standing in for many curves. Strokes stay largely even in weight, producing a dense vertical rhythm and strong silhouette clarity. Counters are compact and often polygonal, terminals are blunt, and joins tend to form pointed notches that emphasize a cut-metal feel. The lowercase follows the same condensed construction with simplified shapes and small, sturdy apertures, while numerals match the narrow proportions and angular detailing.
It performs best in short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, labels, and display branding where its condensed build can save horizontal space. The sharp, faceted shapes also suit signage-style applications and packaging that benefits from an industrial, assertive voice.
The overall tone is forceful and mechanical, evoking stamped signage and hard-surface geometry. Its faceted construction adds a stylized, poster-like attitude that reads as bold and confident rather than neutral.
The font appears designed as a display sans that replaces roundness with chiseled facets to create a distinctive, hard-edged identity. Its narrow proportions and uniform stroke behavior suggest an intention to deliver maximum presence and legibility at larger sizes in limited space.
The design’s tight spacing and compressed widths create high visual density, while the consistent straight-edged treatment keeps both caps and lowercase unified. In longer lines, the repeating vertical strokes build a strong texture that prioritizes impact over softness.