Sans Faceted Siba 5 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, gaming, logos, sporty, futuristic, aggressive, industrial, techno, impact, speed, tech aesthetic, branding, angular, faceted, blocky, compact, stenciled.
A heavy, right-leaning display sans built from sharp planar facets rather than smooth curves. The letterforms are wide and compact with squared, chamfered corners, creating octagonal counters and clipped terminals throughout. Strokes are uniform and dense, with tight apertures and notches that add a mechanical, cut-metal feel; diagonals are prominent and consistently slanted, giving the whole set a fast, forward motion. Numerals and capitals share the same faceted geometry, producing a sturdy, high-impact rhythm in both single letters and continuous text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where a forceful, kinetic voice is needed. It performs especially well for sports and esports identities, game titles, event graphics, product marks, and tech or industrial-themed packaging where angular geometry can be a key part of the visual system.
The overall tone is bold and high-energy, suggesting speed, competition, and engineered precision. Its hard angles and forward slant read as assertive and contemporary, evoking motorsport, sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial branding.
The design appears intended to translate the energy of italicized display sans forms into a distinctly faceted, cut-corner construction. By replacing curves with beveled planes and keeping strokes solid and uniform, it aims for maximum impact and a crisp, engineered personality.
Counters tend to be polygonal and enclosed, and several joins use small step-like cuts that reinforce a machined aesthetic. In text, the strong slant and dense shapes create a continuous, streamlined texture that favors short bursts over long reading passages.