Sans Faceted Jiro 5 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sci-fi ui, gaming, branding, techno, futuristic, industrial, digital, game-like, futurism, interface mimicry, modular system, hard geometry, retro-tech, octagonal, angular, geometric, monoline, modular.
A geometric, faceted sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with short diagonal chamfers. Stems are monoline and evenly weighted, with squared terminals and consistent corner treatments that give bowls and counters an octagonal feel (notably in O/0, C, and D). The proportions run horizontally generous, with open apertures and fairly rectangular counters; diagonals in K, N, V, W, and Y are crisp and mechanically drawn. Numerals follow the same hard-edged construction, with a segmented, display-like logic in forms such as 2, 3, 5, and 7.
Best suited to display settings where its faceted geometry can read clearly: sci‑fi and tech branding, game titles, UI theming, product marks, and bold packaging or poster headlines. It can work for short blocks of copy when generous spacing and sizes preserve the distinctive chamfered detailing.
The overall tone is clean, engineered, and distinctly sci‑fi, evoking interface typography, arcade hardware, and retro-future industrial design. Its sharp facets and modular geometry feel precise and synthetic rather than humanist, projecting speed and technical confidence.
The design appears intended to translate a futuristic, polygonal construction into a practical alphabet: consistent chamfers, monoline strokes, and simplified joins create a cohesive system that feels compatible with digital interfaces and industrial aesthetics while remaining legible in prominent sizes.
At text sizes the repeated chamfer motif creates a rhythmic sparkle along shoulders and corners, giving headings a “machined” texture. Several characters lean toward schematic simplicity (e.g., the single-stroke I and the angular, open forms in S and Z), reinforcing a utilitarian, system-like voice.