Sans Faceted Ippy 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, retro tech, arcade, geometric, quirky, impact, distinctiveness, retro feel, mechanical tone, display clarity, rounded corners, faceted, blocky, monoline, compact.
A chunky, monoline sans built from straight segments with beveled, faceted joins that substitute for smooth curves. Strokes stay consistently heavy, with softened corners and small chamfers creating a cut-metal look. Counters are generally compact and angular (notably in O/0 and B), while several forms mix squared terminals with occasional hooked or notched details (such as the lowercase t and some diagonals), producing a lively rhythm. Proportions are compact with a tall x-height feel, and spacing reads tight but even, giving text a dense, graphic texture.
Best suited to display work where its dense, faceted construction can read as a deliberate stylistic choice—headlines, posters, album or event graphics, branding marks, packaging, and short signage. It can also work for UI/game titling or labels where a retro-tech or industrial flavor is desired, but its heavy texture suggests avoiding long body copy at small sizes.
The overall tone is bold and synthetic, evoking industrial labeling and retro-digital or arcade aesthetics. Its faceted geometry and chunky presence feel playful yet mechanical, balancing toughness with a slightly offbeat, hand-cut character.
The design appears intended to deliver a sturdy, high-impact sans with a distinctive faceted construction—like letters cut from plate or assembled from planar segments. It prioritizes silhouette and graphic texture over neutrality, aiming for instant recognizability in display settings.
Round letters are rendered as multi-sided shapes, and diagonals often resolve into beveled junctions rather than true curves, reinforcing the planar construction. Numerals follow the same blocky logic, with the 0 echoing the polygonal O and figures like 4, 7, and 9 emphasizing angular cuts and squared terminals for a consistent set.