Sans Faceted Ipky 3 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, runic, angular, archaic, gamey, mystical, evoke runes, carved effect, display impact, symbolic texture, brand marker, chiseled, geometric, spiky, high-contrast texture, compact.
This typeface is built from straight, faceted strokes that replace curves with sharp angles and planar cuts. Terminals are typically pointed or diagonally clipped, creating an inscribed, chiseled look with consistent stroke presence and a tight, compact footprint. Bowls and counters tend toward diamonds, wedges, and triangular apertures, producing a strong internal rhythm and a distinctly jagged silhouette across words. The lowercase keeps a simple, sign-like construction with minimal modulation, while numerals and capitals emphasize the same angular geometry for a cohesive set.
Best suited for display typography: titles, posters, cover art, logos, and packaging where an angular, carved aesthetic can lead the voice. It can also work for game UI labels, badges, and signage-style components when used at generous sizes and with ample spacing to keep the facets readable.
The overall tone feels runic and archaic, with a fantasy-coded, carved-in-stone character. Its sharp facets and pointed joins add a slightly aggressive, energetic texture that reads as mystical, game-like, and emblematic rather than conversational.
The font appears designed to translate a carved, faceted motif into a consistent alphabet, prioritizing distinctive silhouettes and geometric texture over smooth reading flow. Its sharp terminals and diamond/wedge counters suggest an intention to evoke runes, stone carving, or stylized metalwork in a modern, systematized way.
The design creates a busy word texture in paragraphs due to frequent diagonals and triangular counters, which increases visual sparkle but can reduce comfort at small sizes. The distinctive shapes of key letters (notably those with diamond-like bowls and wedge counters) make it well suited to short, high-impact settings where the angular personality can be appreciated.