Sans Faceted Abgel 3 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, poster-ready, authoritative, sporty, retro, maximum impact, space-saving, industrial voice, distinctive display, blocky, angular, chamfered, condensed, sturdy.
A heavy, condensed display sans with crisp chamfered corners and planar cut-ins that replace many curves with faceted shapes. Strokes stay largely consistent in thickness, producing a solid, uniform color, while counters are compact and often squared or notched. Terminals are blunt and squared-off, with distinctive triangular and stepped incisions in letters like S, C, G, and e that create a mechanical rhythm. The figures follow the same blocky logic, with tight apertures and strong vertical emphasis.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports branding, and bold packaging callouts. It works well where a compact footprint and strong typographic presence are needed, including labels, storefront-style signage, and punchy social graphics. For longer passages, its dense texture and tight counters are likely to feel heavy, so it’s most effective as a display face.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with an industrial, machined feel. Its sharp facets and dense texture suggest toughness and momentum, reading as sporty and poster-driven rather than friendly or delicate. The look also nods to vintage signage and bold headline typography where impact is prioritized over nuance.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a condensed space while maintaining a distinctive, engineered voice. The faceted cut-ins add character and differentiation without relying on curves or ornament, aiming for a robust, modern-industrial display style that holds up in bold, attention-grabbing settings.
Spacing appears intentionally tight and the condensed proportions heighten verticality, making word shapes feel compact and punchy. The faceting is applied consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping mixed-case settings retain a unified, engineered character. At smaller sizes the tight counters may fill in, so it visually favors larger display use.