Sans Faceted Ihka 5 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, tech branding, posters, headlines, signage, tech, futuristic, mechanical, digital, industrial, geometric system, tech tone, futuristic display, industrial labeling, octagonal, chamfered, angular, monoline, geometric.
A faceted, angular sans with chamfered corners that replace curves with short planar segments, producing an octagonal, engineered silhouette. Strokes are largely monolinear with crisp terminals and consistent join logic, creating a clean, modular rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals. Counters tend toward squared and clipped shapes, and diagonals (as in V/W/X/K) are straight and taut, reinforcing a precise, constructed feel. In text, spacing reads even and the forms stay open and legible, with a distinctive polygonal roundness in letters like O/C/G and in figures such as 0, 8, and 9.
Best suited for display use where its faceted construction can be appreciated: UI/UX labeling, interface mockups, tech or gaming branding, product markings, and futuristic posters. It can work for short-to-medium text when set with comfortable tracking, but its strong geometric voice is most effective in headings, callouts, and signage-style applications.
The overall tone feels technical and forward-looking, like labeling from electronics, sci‑fi interfaces, or industrial equipment. Its sharp facets and measured geometry convey precision and a slightly retro-digital personality rather than warmth or informality.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric, chamfered construction into a practical sans for contemporary tech-themed communication. By systematizing clipped corners and straight segments, it aims to evoke digital hardware and industrial design while remaining readable in continuous text.
The design’s identity hinges on consistent corner clipping and flat stroke endings, which creates a cohesive system across glyphs. The lowercase maintains the same geometric discipline as the uppercase, and the numerals echo the same faceted logic for a unified alphanumeric texture.