Sans Faceted Mife 5 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, techno, athletic, arcade, military, geometric impact, mechanical tone, display clarity, branding character, faceted, angular, octagonal, stencil-like, monolinear.
A sharp, faceted sans with chamfered corners that turn curves into planar segments. Strokes are monolinear and blocky, with squared terminals and consistent right-angled joins softened by clipped corners. Counters are compact and geometric (notably in O, Q, and 8), and diagonals in forms like K, V, W, X, and Y follow a rigid, engineered rhythm. The overall texture is dense and sturdy, with crisp edges and a strongly modular construction that reads cleanly at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, logos, and short text where the faceted details can read clearly—such as sports identity systems, industrial or tech packaging, game/arcade graphics, and wayfinding or label-style signage. It can also work for UI accents or section headers when a hard-edged, engineered personality is desired.
The faceted geometry gives a utilitarian, engineered tone that feels industrial and tech-forward. Its hard corners and compact counters evoke equipment labeling, arcade-era digital styling, and sports or team branding aesthetics. The voice is assertive and functional rather than friendly or calligraphic.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, octagonal construction into a practical sans for impactful display use, replacing curves with chamfers to create a tough, mechanical silhouette. Its consistent stroke logic and modular facets suggest an emphasis on clarity, durability, and a distinctive industrial voice.
Several letters lean into distinctive angular constructions (e.g., a squared-bowl lowercase a, pointed V/W forms, and an octagonal O), reinforcing a cohesive “machined” look across cases and numerals. The figures are similarly faceted and robust, matching the caps’ visual weight and contributing to a strong signage-like presence.