Sans Faceted Idkob 5 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, ui labels, signage, futuristic, technical, industrial, minimal, retro sci‑fi, sci‑fi aesthetic, technical clarity, geometric discipline, distinctive titling, monoline, angular, faceted, geometric, condensed.
A condensed monoline sans built from straight strokes and crisp corners, with curves consistently replaced by chamfered, planar facets. Stems are thin and uniform, while joins are sharp and mostly orthogonal with occasional diagonals for round forms. Counters tend to be narrow and vertical, with squared-off bowls (notably in O/Q and 0) and a generally tall, airy rhythm. Capitals and lowercase share a disciplined, modular construction; lowercase forms remain slender with simple terminals, and numerals echo the same beveled geometry for a cohesive set.
Best suited to display work where its faceted construction can read clearly: headlines, logotypes, poster titling, and tech-themed branding. It can also work for short UI labels, interface mockups, and environmental or wayfinding-style signage where a precise, engineered voice is desired.
The overall tone reads as technical and futuristic, evoking instrument panels, digital labeling, and retro science-fiction interfaces. Its strict geometry and faceted “rounded” shapes feel engineered and precise rather than warm or expressive.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, machined aesthetic into a legible condensed sans, using consistent chamfers to suggest rounded forms without true curves. The goal seems to be a distinctive sci-tech voice with strong stylistic unity across letters and numbers.
Round letters are rendered as octagonal/rectilinear outlines, giving a distinctive faceted silhouette that stays consistent across the alphabet and numerals. Diagonal letters (K, V, W, X, Y) are especially clean and airy, while punctuation and dots appear small and restrained, reinforcing the minimalist texture in text.