Sans Faceted Lyly 2 is a regular weight, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font visually similar to 'Arame' by DMTR.ORG (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: ui labels, signage, tech branding, headlines, packaging, techy, industrial, retro, utilitarian, game-like, systematic design, digital feel, rugged clarity, modular geometry, angular, octagonal, chamfered, geometric, blocky.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with planar facets that create an octagonal, chamfered silhouette throughout. Stems and arms maintain consistent thickness, and the overall rhythm is even and grid-driven, with generous sidebearings that keep counters open and shapes legible. Uppercase forms are boxy and architectural, while lowercase echoes the same faceted construction with single-storey, simplified structures and squared terminals. Numerals follow the same hard-edged geometry, producing a cohesive, system-like texture in lines of text.
It performs best where a crisp, technical voice is desired: interface labels, dashboards, wayfinding, and product markings. The strong geometry also suits short headlines, branding for tech or industrial themes, and packaging or posters that benefit from a rugged, retro-futurist texture.
The overall tone feels technical and engineered, with a retro-digital flavor reminiscent of instrumentation, arcade UI, or early computer graphics. Its sharp, machined corners and steady cadence convey practicality and control rather than warmth or elegance.
The design appears intended to translate a digital, constructed look into clean, faceted letterforms that remain readable in continuous text. By standardizing corner cuts and keeping stroke weight steady, it aims for a consistent, modular system suitable for functional display and interface-style typography.
The consistent corner cuts are a defining motif, giving round letters (like C, O, Q) a polygonal feel and making diagonals (V, W, X, Y) read as crisp, mechanical joins. The face maintains a strong pixel/grid sensibility without appearing pixelated, relying instead on clean vector-like facets to suggest a digital aesthetic.