Sans Faceted Kana 1 is a bold, very wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, sports branding, gaming ui, tech packaging, futuristic, technical, sporty, aggressive, mechanical, speed emphasis, tech aesthetic, impact display, geometric rigidity, angular, faceted, octagonal, slanted, geometric.
This typeface uses a forward slant and a faceted construction, replacing curves with straight segments and clipped corners. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal modulation, and many forms read as octagonal or chamfered, producing crisp inner and outer vertices. Apertures tend to be open and cuts are clean, giving counters a hard-edged, engineered feel. The overall width is generous and letterfit is spacious, with a slightly dynamic baseline rhythm created by angled terminals and asymmetric joins.
Best suited to short, high-visibility settings where its slanted, faceted geometry can read as intentional styling—such as headlines, team or event branding, game titles, product marks, and technology-themed packaging. It can also work for UI labels or display callouts when you want a sharp, engineered tone, but its strong character is most effective at larger sizes.
The design communicates speed and precision, with a distinctly techno and motorsport-like energy. Its sharp facets and italic momentum feel assertive and performance-oriented, suggesting machinery, interfaces, and high-impact branding rather than quiet neutrality.
The font appears designed to deliver a fast, modern display voice by combining an oblique stance with planar, chamfered letterforms. Its consistent stroke weight and geometric cornering suggest an intention to evoke fabricated parts and digital/industrial aesthetics while remaining legible in bold, compact wordmarks.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same angular vocabulary, helping the set feel unified in mixed-case text. Numerals and round characters (such as 0/O) keep the same chamfered geometry, reinforcing the consistent polygonal theme across the palette.