Sans Faceted Umly 2 is a very bold, very wide, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, logos, game ui, techno, industrial, sci‑fi, gaming, futuristic, impact, thematic voice, systematic geometry, retro tech, angular, faceted, octagonal, geometric, chamfered.
This typeface is built from geometric, faceted forms where curves are replaced by crisp chamfers and straight segments, creating an octagonal silhouette across rounds like C/O/Q and bowls in b/d/p. Strokes are uniform and heavy, with tight internal counters and squared terminals that emphasize a hard, mechanical rhythm. Proportions are expansive and blocky, with wide capitals and a tall, sturdy lowercase that keeps the texture dense in continuous text. Diagonals are used sparingly and decisively (notably in K, N, V, W, X, Y), while horizontal cuts and notches add a constructed, modular feel to letters like S, Z, and 2.
Best suited for display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and identity marks where its faceted geometry can carry a strong visual theme. It also fits gaming and sci‑fi UI moments—titles, menus, badges, and overlays—where a constructed, technical voice is desired. In longer passages it will work most comfortably at larger sizes with generous spacing to offset the dense interior spaces.
The overall tone is assertive and engineered, evoking industrial labeling, retro arcade hardware, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its sharp facets and compact apertures read as durable and purposeful, projecting speed, precision, and a slightly aggressive edge.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, machined aesthetic into a highly legible, modular letterset, using chamfered corners and planar cuts to suggest speed and fabrication. It prioritizes bold silhouette and thematic character, aiming for a distinctive techno display voice that remains systematic across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
At text sizes the strong black shapes create a high-impact, poster-like color, with distinctive cut-ins that help differentiate similar forms (e.g., 5/6/8 and S/Z). The design favors silhouette recognition over open counters, making it most effective where bold presence is prioritized over airy readability.