Sans Faceted Elke 3 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Febrotesk 4F' by 4th february, 'Hudson NY Pro' by Arkitype, 'Macarena DT' by DTP Types, 'Moderna Condensed' by Los Andes, 'Palestina' by Tipo, 'Manual' by TypeUnion, and 'From the Internet' by Typodermic (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, branding, packaging, sporty, industrial, tactical, retro, impact, ruggedness, speed, industrial look, angular, chamfered, blocky, compact, assertive.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with an all-caps display stance and a strongly faceted construction. Curves are largely replaced by straight segments and chamfered corners, producing octagonal counters and clipped terminals (notably in O/C/G and the numerals). Strokes stay consistently thick, with tight internal spaces and compact apertures that favor solid silhouettes over fine detail. The lowercase is bold and sturdy with a tall x-height and short extenders, keeping word shapes dense and uniform.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and bold titling where its faceted geometry can read as a graphic feature. It also fits sports and performance-oriented branding, rugged packaging, and signage-style applications that benefit from strong, high-impact letterforms.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a sporty, equipment-like feel. Its angular cuts and compressed counters suggest toughness and speed, leaning toward a rugged, no-nonsense voice rather than a friendly or delicate one.
The design appears intended to translate a blocky, engineered aesthetic into a bold italic text voice, using chamfers and planar facets to imply speed and durability while maintaining a straightforward sans structure.
Diagonal joins and clipped corners create a rhythmic, “machined” texture in lines of text, especially where repeated facets stack up in sequences like m/n/w and in the octagonal numerals. The italic slant is prominent and consistent, contributing to a dynamic, directional flow.