Sans Faceted Nife 4 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, authoritative, retro, impact, strength, machine-made, retro sport, angular, beveled, chiseled, blocky, compact.
A compact, heavy display face built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. The geometry reads as squared and slightly condensed, with strong vertical emphasis and consistent, sturdy stroke weight. Counters tend to be small and angular, and rounded forms (like O/0) become octagonal, giving the alphabet a uniform, machined rhythm. Lowercase forms largely echo the uppercase construction, maintaining the same faceted logic and tight spacing feel in text.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, sports-themed branding, labels, and bold signage where the faceted construction can read clearly at larger sizes. It can also work for punchy subheads or badges, but the dense counters and compact forms generally favor display use over long passages.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, with a sports-and-industry confidence that feels engineered rather than friendly. Its sharp edges and dense silhouettes project impact and urgency, leaning toward a vintage athletic or stencil-adjacent attitude without looking delicate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence through a reduced, hard-edged geometry that evokes cut metal, varsity lettering, and industrial marking. By standardizing curves into facets, it creates a distinctive voice that stays consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
The facet cuts at corners and terminals create a distinctive sparkle in headlines, especially in diagonals and joins. Numerals follow the same octagonal, sign-paint-like logic, keeping the set visually cohesive for numbering and scores.