Sans Faceted Elmu 1 is a bold, narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Berringer' by Hustle Supply Co, 'Neusa Neu' by Inhouse Type, 'Brainy Variable Sans' by Maculinc, 'Conthey' and 'Interlaken' by ROHH, 'Calps Sans' and 'Tolyer' by Typesketchbook, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, sporty, industrial, energetic, tough, retro, impact, speed cue, ruggedness, graphic punch, modernized retro, angular, chamfered, condensed, oblique, blocky.
A condensed, oblique display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with sharp facets. Strokes read largely uniform in thickness, with broad, squared terminals and frequent chamfers that create octagonal counters in letters like O and 0. The forms feel compact and upright in construction but slanted in posture, with simplified joins and minimal contrast that keep the silhouette dense and punchy. Numerals echo the same faceted geometry, with hard corners and sturdy, sign-like proportions.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short bursts of text where its angular silhouettes can carry visual weight. It works well for sports branding, team-style wordmarks, event graphics, product packaging, and any application needing a fast, hard-edged, mechanical emphasis.
The overall tone is assertive and kinetic, with a hard-edged, engineered feel. Its angular cuts and forward slant suggest speed, impact, and competition, giving it a rugged, no-nonsense voice with a slightly retro, team-graphics flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with minimal detail: a condensed, slanted structure paired with faceted “machined” corners to communicate speed and toughness. Its consistent straight-edged construction suggests a deliberate move away from rounded forms toward a crisp, industrial display look.
The faceting is consistently applied across caps, lowercase, and figures, creating strong texture in all-caps lines and a tight, rhythmic pattern in mixed case. Some letters lean toward stencil-like simplification through their clipped corners and compact apertures, which favors bold statements over delicate text settings.