Sans Faceted Henu 5 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, ui labels, packaging, technical, futuristic, architectural, minimal, industrial, space saving, modern signaling, systematic geometry, display character, condensed, geometric, angular, faceted, linear.
A condensed, monoline sans built from straight segments and clipped corners, replacing bowls and curves with crisp planar facets. Strokes remain consistently thin with squared terminals and small chamfer-like cuts at joins, creating a tight, vertical rhythm. Counters are narrow and mostly rectilinear, and the lowercase sits high with compact apertures and short arms, maintaining a taut, engineered texture in text. Numerals follow the same angular construction, with the 0 and 8 rendered as faceted loops and the 1 as a simple vertical form.
Works best in display settings where its angular construction can be appreciated—headlines, posters, product packaging, and tech-oriented branding. It can also serve for compact UI labels or wayfinding where narrow letterforms help fit tight spaces, provided sizes are sufficient to keep the thin strokes and tight counters clear.
The overall tone is technical and forward-looking, with a sleek, instrument-like precision that reads as modern and slightly retro-digital. Its sharp geometry and narrow fit suggest efficiency and structure rather than warmth, giving it an industrial, sci‑fi edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, space-efficient sans with a distinctive faceted voice, translating geometric forms into a sharp, planar style. Its emphasis on consistency, vertical rhythm, and clipped corners suggests a goal of conveying modernity and engineered precision.
The faceting introduces a subtle stencil-like impression in rounded letters while staying fully continuous, and the condensed proportions amplify verticality and density in lines of text. The design’s consistent corner logic helps maintain coherence across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, making it feel systematized and deliberately mechanical.