Sans Faceted Ihvy 7 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, dashboards, posters, headlines, wayfinding, technical, futuristic, minimal, precise, clinical, digital feel, modular system, space saving, display clarity, technical voice, monoline, geometric, rectilinear, squared, modular.
A thin, monoline sans built from straight strokes and squared geometry, with corners that are softened by small radiused turns rather than true curves. Bowls and counters are rectilinear and boxy (notably in B, D, O, and 0), while diagonals appear sparingly and read as crisp, planar facets in letters like A, K, V, W, X, and Y. Proportions are tall and condensed with generous vertical emphasis, tight apertures, and compact counters; spacing appears slightly uneven by design, reinforcing a constructed, modular rhythm. Numerals and punctuation follow the same narrow, squared construction, keeping a consistent stroke color across lines of text.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where a technical, display-forward voice is desired: UI labels, charts, dashboards, product panels, and compact headlines. It can also work for posters and branding accents when paired with a more conventional text face, letting its narrow, geometric rhythm serve as a distinctive secondary typographic layer.
The overall tone feels engineered and contemporary, evoking interface lettering, instrumentation, and sci‑fi display typography. Its restrained stroke weight and rectilinear forms communicate precision and neutrality, with a subtle retro-digital flavor that reads more schematic than humanist.
This design appears intended to translate a gridded, faceted construction into a clean sans alphabet, prioritizing uniform stroke logic and compact proportions. The goal seems to be a distinctive, tech-leaning display face that remains legible at moderate sizes while maintaining a disciplined, architectural feel.
Straight terminals and squared bowls create a strong grid logic, while occasional rounded inner corners prevent the design from feeling harsh. The lowercase shows simplified, single-storey forms with minimal differentiation, and the ampersand matches the same angular, modular construction for a cohesive texture in running text.