Sans Faceted Ohju 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, art deco, architectural, retro, precision, formal, deco revival, geometric stylization, vertical emphasis, signage clarity, condensed, angular, faceted, monolinear, geometric.
A tall, tightly set uppercase-and-lowercase design built from straight strokes and chamfered corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Strokes read largely monolinear with small contrast shifts at joins, and terminals are clean and abrupt with frequent angled cuts. Counters are narrow and vertically oriented, giving letters a high, columnar rhythm; bowls and rounds (C, G, O, S, a, e) are rendered as polygonal outlines. Overall spacing and proportions emphasize height and economy, producing a compact, vertical texture in text.
Best suited to display typography where its tall, faceted forms can read clearly—headlines, poster titling, brand marks, packaging labels, and signage. It can also work for short pull quotes or UI labels when a stylized, architectural tone is desired, but the tight counters and angular construction make it less ideal for long-form body text.
The font conveys a sleek, machine-cut elegance with a distinctly period, Art Deco-inflected mood. Its sharp geometry and compressed stance feel urbane and theatrical, suggesting signage, posters, and stylized headlines rather than casual everyday reading.
The font appears designed to translate Deco-era elegance into a modern, geometric, faceted construction: minimizing curves, sharpening silhouettes, and compressing width to maximize vertical presence. The consistent chamfered joins and straightened bowls suggest an intention to feel engineered and ornamental while remaining clean and sans-like in structure.
The design maintains a consistent facet logic across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving figures and punctuation a similarly chiseled, constructed feel. Narrow apertures and condensed counters create strong vertical emphasis and a high-contrast rhythm between black strokes and white interior space at display sizes.