Sans Faceted Rala 2 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Kicker FC' by Arkitype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, album art, gothic, industrial, retro, authoritative, aggressive, impact, distinctiveness, heritage cue, edge, signage, angular, faceted, blackletter-leaning, condensed, monolinear.
This typeface is built from crisp, planar strokes that replace curves with chamfered corners and wedge-like joins. Stems are heavy and largely monolinear, with tight internal counters and a condensed overall stance. Terminals frequently end in sharp angles, giving bowls and diagonals a cut, mechanical feel rather than a smooth one. The rhythm is compact and vertical, with simplified forms that keep a consistent, blocky silhouette across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, headlines, and bold identity work where the angular detailing can be appreciated. It can also work well for packaging, album/cover art, and event promotions that benefit from a dramatic, high-impact texture. For long passages, it will generally perform better at larger sizes with generous spacing to keep counters from closing visually.
The faceted construction and assertive verticality evoke a gothic-adjacent, hard-edged tone with a distinctly engineered character. It reads as stern and ceremonial at once—part medieval poster energy, part industrial sign lettering. The overall impression is forceful and attention-grabbing, suited to contexts where a strong voice and sharp personality are desired.
The design appears intended to deliver a contemporary, simplified take on gothic-inspired forms using a strictly faceted, geometric vocabulary. Its goal is clarity at display sizes paired with a distinctive, authoritative texture that stands out quickly in titles and branding.
In the sample text, the pointed joins and narrow apertures create dark texture at smaller sizes, while larger settings emphasize the distinctive cut corners and angular bowls. Numerals follow the same sharp geometry, maintaining a uniform, emblematic presence in mixed alphanumeric settings.