Sans Faceted Anby 12 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, gaming ui, packaging, industrial, arcade, techno, aggressive, futuristic, hard-surface look, display impact, tech styling, geometric consistency, angular, octagonal, chiseled, geometric, blocky.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with planar facets. Counters tend toward octagonal shapes (notably in O, Q, 0, 8, 9), and terminals are frequently beveled, giving a consistent cut-metal silhouette. The rhythm is compact and sturdy, with squared shoulders and simplified joins; diagonals appear as stepped, faceted cuts rather than smooth transitions. Uppercase forms are wide and stable, while lowercase keeps the same angular logic with single-storey a and g and a simple, straight-sided f and t.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as branding, esports or gaming graphics, posters, album art, and titles where the angular styling can read as a design feature. It can also work for UI labels or interface mockups when a rugged, techno-industrial voice is desired, but is less comfortable for long-form reading.
The overall tone feels mechanical and game-adjacent—hard-edged, high-impact, and intentionally synthetic. Its faceted construction suggests machined surfaces, hazard signage, or sci-fi interfaces, projecting strength and a slightly retro-digital attitude.
The design appears aimed at translating a bold sans structure into a faceted, hard-surface aesthetic, maintaining clear letterforms while enforcing a strict beveled geometry throughout. The consistent corner cuts and polygonal counters suggest an intention to evoke machined lettering and retro-futurist display typography.
Legibility remains strong at display sizes due to large interior counters and clear silhouettes, but the dense black mass and frequent beveling can create a busy texture in longer text blocks. Numerals and round letters are particularly distinctive because of the consistent octagonal modeling.