Sans Faceted Idlab 6 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, titles, signage, branding, art deco, architectural, futuristic, precise, sleek, display impact, space saving, stylized geometry, signage feel, modernist retro, geometric, angular, faceted, chiseled, monolinear.
A tall, condensed alphabet built from straight strokes and faceted corners, using angled joins to suggest curves through planar segments. Stems are slender with clean terminals, and counters tend to be narrow and vertically oriented, reinforcing a taut, streamlined rhythm. The geometry is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, with distinctive chamfers at key turns (notably in rounds like C/O/S and in diagonals like K/V/W/X). Overall spacing feels compact and vertical, creating an even, linear texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where its condensed verticality and faceted construction can read clearly—such as headlines, posters, title cards, brand marks, and environmental or wayfinding-style signage. It can work for short blocks of text at larger sizes, where the angular detailing remains legible and intentional.
The font conveys a refined, architectural mood with a distinctly retro-futurist edge. Its sharp facets and elongated proportions feel mechanical and elegant at once, evoking signage, display lettering, and stylized modernism rather than casual or humanist tone.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact, space-efficient display voice by replacing curves with crisp facets and maintaining a disciplined vertical cadence. It prioritizes a stylized, constructed look that stands out in modern or retro-inspired visual systems.
Round forms are constructed as multi-sided shapes, and several characters use pointed or clipped transitions that create a subtle jeweled or engraved effect. Numerals follow the same tall, narrow logic, with angular bowls and crisp diagonals that keep the set visually coherent.