Sans Faceted Buho 5 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to '946 Latin' by Roman Type and 'Beachwood' and 'Hyperspace Race Capsule' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, team apparel, signage, athletic, industrial, retro, assertive, tactical, impact, ruggedness, display, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, angular, compact counters.
A heavy, block-built sans with sharply chamfered corners and faceted geometry that replaces curves with straight planes. Strokes are consistently thick and uniform, producing a strong, even texture in text while the angular cut-ins and octagonal silhouettes add crisp internal rhythm. Counters tend to be small and squared-off, and apertures are tight, giving the face a compact, impact-oriented presence. The overall construction feels modular and stencil-adjacent without obvious breaks, emphasizing hard edges and solid fills.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as sports branding, team or event graphics, posters, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for signage and UI labels when set large enough to preserve interior clarity, but it is most effective in display roles where the faceted construction can be appreciated.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with an athletic, industrial energy that reads as tough, utilitarian, and slightly retro. Its faceted shapes evoke sports lettering and rugged signage, projecting confidence and urgency rather than softness or elegance.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch and instant legibility through solid, uniform strokes and systematically chamfered forms. Its faceted, octagonal construction suggests a deliberate nod to athletic block lettering and industrial labeling, optimized for attention-grabbing titles and marks.
Diagonal chamfers are used systematically at corners and joins, creating a cohesive “cut metal” look across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. In longer lines, the dense black mass and tight counters increase impact, while the repeated angled facets provide a distinctive, mechanical sparkle at larger sizes.