Sans Faceted Laby 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, logos, ui titling, techno, industrial, futuristic, retro digital, mechanical, geometric system, sci-fi styling, hard-edged clarity, display impact, angular, chamfered, octagonal, modular, monolinearish.
A sharply faceted sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with angled planes and notches. The geometry leans octagonal, with frequent chamfers at terminals and joins, creating a crisp, engineered rhythm. Strokes read fairly even with occasional stepped diagonals, and counters stay open through hard-cut apertures rather than smooth bowls. Proportions are compact and vertical, with a notably tall lowercase structure and a slightly condensed feel in many glyphs, while widths still vary across characters in a natural text rhythm.
This design is well-suited to display typography: headlines, posters, game/tech branding, product marks, and UI or on-screen titling where an angular, engineered personality is desired. It can also work for short bursts of text such as labels, navigation headers, and packaging callouts when set with comfortable spacing and sufficient size.
The overall tone is technical and assertive, evoking digital hardware, sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial labeling. Its sharp facets and clipped forms add a disciplined, machine-made edge that feels both futuristic and subtly arcade-retro. The voice is confident and utilitarian rather than friendly or handwritten.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric, faceted construction into a readable sans, prioritizing a consistent chamfered vocabulary across the alphabet and numerals. Its intent is likely to offer a distinctive “cut-metal” or “digital chassis” look that remains systematic enough for repeated use in titles and identity systems.
Diagonal construction often appears as segmented steps, and many terminals end in uniform angled cuts that keep texture consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. In text, the faceting produces a distinctive sparkle at larger sizes, while the tight apertures and notched details suggest best use where crispness and character are prioritized over softness.