Sans Faceted Nipa 3 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Velvet' by Reserves, 'FTY Konkrete' by The Fontry, 'Carbon' by Typodermic, and 'Bolshoi' and 'Glasnost' by Umka Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, retro, authoritative, utilitarian, impact, ruggedness, sportiness, industrial voice, octagonal, stencil-like, condensed, blocky, faceted.
A compact, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and clipped, chamfered corners that replace curves with planar facets. Counters are small and rectangular, and joins stay crisp, producing an angular, engineered rhythm across words. Strokes are largely uniform with subtle internal shaping, and many terminals finish with beveled cuts that create a consistent octagonal silhouette. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s rigid construction, keeping a tight, dense texture in running lines while remaining highly legible at larger sizes.
Best suited for display applications where bold, compact letterforms need to hit hard: posters, headlines, sports branding, and punchy packaging. It also works well for signage, labels, and UI moments like badges or section headers where an industrial, no-nonsense voice is desired.
The overall tone feels tough, functional, and machine-made, with a strong sign-painting and equipment-label energy. Its faceted geometry also leans into a classic sports/letter-jacket and vintage poster mood, projecting confidence and impact rather than delicacy.
The design appears intended to translate the sturdiness of carved or stamped lettering into a modern, geometric display style, using repeated chamfers to create cohesion and a strong, memorable silhouette. The emphasis is on impact, consistency, and a rugged visual identity that holds up in short bursts of text.
The sample text shows strong horizontal emphasis and compact spacing, with punctuation and numerals matching the same squared, chamfered logic. Rounded letters (like O/C/S) read as polygonal forms, giving the face a distinctive, uniform edge that becomes more pronounced as size increases.