Sans Faceted Ohse 5 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, sports branding, posters, logos, packaging, sporty, industrial, aggressive, retro, technical, impact, speed, machined look, display emphasis, angular, faceted, stencil-like, compressed counters, slabbed terminals.
A heavy, forward-leaning display sans built from sharp planar facets rather than smooth curves. Strokes are blocky and consistent, with clipped corners and squared-off terminals that create a machined, cut-metal feel. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and many glyphs show small notch-like interruptions and stepped joins that emphasize the angular construction. Uppercase forms are tall and assertive, while lowercase stays sturdy and rhythmic, with simple, utilitarian shapes and tight apertures that hold together well at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, team or event branding, posters, title cards, and bold logo wordmarks. It can work for packaging or signage where a tough, mechanical voice is desired, but the compact counters and notched details benefit from generous sizing and spacing.
The overall tone is fast and forceful, with a purposeful, engineered attitude. Its faceted geometry and slanted stance suggest motion and impact, reading as sporty and industrial with a slightly retro, arcade-meets-motorsport energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through angular, faceted construction and a strong sense of forward motion. By replacing curves with planar cuts and adding repeated notch details, it aims to feel engineered and energetic while staying legible as a bold display sans.
The face leans on distinctive notches and chamfers as a repeating motif, which gives headings a cohesive texture but also makes dense paragraphs feel busy. Figures follow the same clipped, squared style, staying bold and punchy for scoreboard-like emphasis.