Sans Faceted Tyki 5 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Ramsey' by Associated Typographics, 'Diamante EF' by Elsner+Flake, 'Base Runner JNL' by Jeff Levine, 'Born Strong' by Rook Supply, 'Diamante Serial' by SoftMaker, 'TS Diamante' by TypeShop Collection, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, apparel graphics, packaging, industrial, athletic, techno, retro, sturdy, impact, compactness, ruggedness, geometry-driven, display clarity, blocky, angular, faceted, compressed, squared.
A compact, heavy sans with squared proportions and crisp faceted corners that substitute for smooth curves. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, creating a solid, poster-ready texture. Counters tend toward rectangular openings, and many joins are clipped or chamfered, giving the alphabet a hard-edged rhythm. Overall spacing is tight and the silhouette is built from straight segments and short diagonals, keeping forms rigid and highly structured.
Best suited to display settings where bold, compact letterforms need to hold up at distance: posters, headlines, sports and team identity, apparel graphics, and punchy packaging. The dense, angular texture also works well for UI labels or wayfinding-style titling when a rugged, technical voice is desired.
The tone reads tough and functional, with an industrial/athletic edge that feels engineered rather than expressive. Its sharp facets and compressed stance suggest speed, strength, and a utilitarian kind of futurism, while the squared geometry also nods to retro scoreboards and arcade-era display lettering.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a tight footprint, using faceted corner cuts and rectangular counters to keep forms consistent, forceful, and highly reproducible. Its geometry prioritizes clarity and attitude over softness, aiming for a hard, engineered presence in branding and display typography.
Diagonal characters (like K, V, W, X, Y) keep a steep, mechanical geometry that reinforces the faceted system. Round letters (such as O, Q, and C) are rendered as squared shapes with clipped corners, producing a consistent “machined” look across the set. The numerals match the same blocky construction, supporting cohesive alphanumeric display use.