Sans Faceted Laby 5 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, game ui, tech branding, sci‑fi, tech, futuristic, angular, sci‑fi styling, digital display, geometric voice, interface tone, monoline, octagonal, geometric, chamfered, segmented.
A monoline display sans built from straight strokes and crisp chamfered corners, replacing curves with faceted angles and occasional wedge terminals. The glyphs favor compact, squared counters and segmented construction, giving letters like O, C, and S a polygonal, cut‑metal feel rather than continuous round forms. Proportions skew tall and condensed with a short lowercase, and widths vary by character, creating a slightly syncopated texture across words. Diagonals are sharp and clean, joins are tight, and the overall drawing stays consistent in stroke weight with minimal modulation.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster titles, logotypes, game UI labels, and tech or sci‑fi themed branding. It also works for on-screen overlays and interface-style numerals where the geometric, faceted construction is a feature rather than a distraction.
The faceted geometry reads as futuristic and technical, evoking digital hardware, sci‑fi interfaces, and stylized arcade aesthetics. Its sharp corners and segmented curves convey precision and a slightly cryptic, engineered tone rather than warmth or neutrality.
The font appears intended to translate a digital, engineered aesthetic into a readable sans, using planar facets and clipped corners to suggest manufactured surfaces and interface typography. It prioritizes characterful geometry and thematic presence over neutral text rendering.
The design’s distinctive angles can make similarly shaped forms feel close at small sizes, while the larger, display-oriented rhythm benefits from generous spacing and clean backgrounds. Numerals follow the same squared, chamfered logic, aligning well with the uppercase for HUD-like readouts.