Sans Faceted Nypi 3 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Nomad' by Coniglio Type, 'Armetica' by Hsan Fonts, 'Evanston Tavern' by Kimmy Design, 'Vintage Whiskey' by Vozzy, and 'Buyan' by Yu Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, sports branding, packaging, industrial, sporty, military, retro, utilitarian, impact, compactness, ruggedness, technical feel, display clarity, chamfered, angular, octagonal, condensed, blocky.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp chamfers that create an octagonal, faceted silhouette throughout. Stems are uniform in thickness with squared terminals, producing strong, even color and a distinctly mechanical rhythm. Proportions are tightly condensed with tall, narrow capitals and compact lowercase forms that stay simple and sturdy, while counters tend to be rectangular or notched rather than round. Numerals and capitals share the same hard-edged logic, giving the set a consistent, sign-like geometry at display sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact text where its condensed, faceted shapes can read cleanly—headlines, posters, branding marks, and bold labels. It also fits applications that benefit from a rugged, technical tone such as sports identity systems, product packaging, and wayfinding-style graphics at larger sizes.
The overall tone is tough and pragmatic, with a crisp, engineered feel that reads as athletic and industrial. Its sharp facets and narrow stance evoke uniforms, equipment labeling, and scoreboard typography, projecting confidence and efficiency rather than softness or elegance.
The design appears intended to translate stencil/plate-like, machined letterforms into a clean, consistent display font. By standardizing stroke weight and using chamfers in place of curves, it aims for maximum punch and a hard-edged voice that remains orderly and legible in compact widths.
Diagonal forms like A, V, W, and Y are sharply peaked and tightly drawn, reinforcing the condensed vertical emphasis. Round characters such as O and Q are rendered as beveled polygons, and the bottom-hooked or notched details on several lowercase forms add a functional, constructed personality without becoming decorative.