Sans Faceted Ihla 1 is a very light, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
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A geometric sans built from crisp straight strokes with clipped, faceted corners that suggest octagonal construction in place of true curves. The line weight is consistent throughout, giving a wireframe, outline-like presence, with mostly open counters and minimal modulation. Terminals tend to be squared or chamfered, and many bowls (C/G/O/Q/0) read as flattened rounds with distinct angled cuts. Spacing feels deliberate and a bit airy, with narrow joins and generous internal space that keeps forms legible despite the thin stroke.
Best suited for display typography where its angular construction can be appreciated: tech branding, sci‑fi or industrial-themed titles, posters, packaging accents, and interface headings or HUD-style labels. It can work in short text settings when set at comfortable sizes with ample tracking, but its ultra-thin strokes and faceted details favor headlines, logos, and prominent callouts over dense body copy.
The overall tone is technical and futuristic, evoking CAD markings, digital interfaces, and sci‑fi control panels. Its sharp facets and linear construction convey precision and a slightly industrial, engineered character rather than warmth or calligraphic personality.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, faceted construction system into a consistent alphabet—prioritizing a futuristic, engineered aesthetic with clean monoline strokes and clipped corners. It aims for a distinctive, modular look that remains readable while clearly signaling a technical, contemporary mood.
Diagonal structure is clean and restrained (notably in N, V, W, X), while several glyphs lean on segmented geometry that creates a subtle stenciled rhythm across text. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, with the 0 rendered as an octagonal loop and the 1 as a simple vertical with minimal ornament. The thin strokes mean it relies on size and contrast for presence, reading best when given sufficient scale or clear rendering conditions.