Sans Faceted Koba 12 is a bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Lustra Text' by Grype (names referenced only for comparison).
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This typeface uses a geometric, faceted construction where curves are largely replaced by straight segments and chamfered corners, producing an octagonal feel in bowls and counters. Strokes are consistently thick and largely uniform, with crisp joins and frequent 45° cutoffs that create a machined, planar rhythm. Proportions are compact and blocky with a sturdy baseline presence; round letters like O and Q read as multi-sided forms, while diagonals in A, V, W, X, and Y are clean and sharply terminated. Numerals follow the same hard-edged logic, with open apertures and angled terminals that maintain a cohesive, engineered texture in lines of text.
Best suited to display roles where its angular construction can carry personality: gaming and esports visuals, tech or industrial branding, product packaging, posters, and large-format signage. It can also work for UI labels or on-screen headings when a strong, machine-like texture is desired, while longer text is likely most comfortable at larger sizes.
The overall tone is technical and assertive, evoking engineered surfaces, hardware markings, and sci‑fi interface lettering. Its sharp facets and sturdy silhouette communicate precision and toughness more than warmth or informality, giving it a distinctly modern, utilitarian voice.
The design appears intended to translate a sans structure into a faceted, polygonal system that feels manufactured and contemporary. By standardizing corners into chamfers and simplifying curves into planes, it aims for a consistent, high-impact texture that reads clearly and projects a technical, futuristic character.
The faceting is applied consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, creating a uniform "cut metal" texture in running text. The lowercase remains geometric rather than humanist, keeping the same angular vocabulary and minimizing calligraphic modulation.