Sans Faceted Wuby 5 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, sports, industrial, tech, retro, arcade, aggressive, impact, branding, futurism, signage, display, angular, blocky, chamfered, octagonal, geometric.
A heavy, geometric sans with sharp chamfered corners and planar cut-ins that replace curves with octagonal, faceted contours. Strokes are consistently thick with squared terminals, and counters tend toward rectangular or stepped shapes, producing a dense, high-impact silhouette. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s angular construction, with single-storey forms and minimal curvature, while numerals follow the same cut-corner logic for a cohesive set. Spacing appears compact and the overall rhythm is mechanical and grid-friendly, prioritizing strong shapes over delicate detail.
Best suited to short, high-visibility settings such as headlines, poster typography, esports or sports branding, game titles, and bold logotypes. It can also work for UI titles, badges, and labels where a rugged, geometric voice is desired, while extended body text is likely to feel heavy and visually busy.
The faceted geometry gives the font a tough, engineered tone that reads as technological and game-like. Its sharp edges and chunky presence feel assertive and utilitarian, evoking arcade cabinets, sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial labeling rather than soft or conversational text.
The design intention appears to be a robust display face built from faceted, cut-corner geometry, maximizing impact and recognizability through strong silhouettes and consistent angular construction. It aims for a technical, industrial character that holds up in large-scale branding and screen-forward applications.
The stepped, cut-corner treatment stays consistent across letters and numbers, creating distinctive word shapes at display sizes. At smaller sizes or in long passages, the dense weight and tight internal apertures can reduce clarity, especially where counters are narrow or heavily squared.