Sans Faceted Bufi 4 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, reverse italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports, packaging, industrial, retro, sporty, aggressive, playful, impact, motion, ruggedness, distinctiveness, angular, chiseled, blocky, faceted, tilted.
A heavy, angular display sans built from sharp planar cuts rather than smooth curves. Letters are wide and compactly spaced, with a consistent right-leaning slant and squared counters that read like punched-out shapes. Terminals and corners are strongly chamfered, producing a faceted, chiseled texture across words; curves in forms like C, O, and S are implied through many straight segments. The lowercase echoes the same geometry with simplified bowls and sturdy stems, maintaining a dense, poster-like color.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, merchandise graphics, and packaging where its angular facets can be appreciated. It also works well for title cards, event promos, and game or arcade-inspired UI elements at display sizes.
The overall tone is loud and assertive, with a rugged, machine-cut attitude. Its faceted construction and forward tilt add motion and impact, evoking retro arcade, motorsport, and hard-edged action aesthetics.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive faceted silhouette, trading smoothness for crisp geometric cuts. Its forward-leaning stance and broad proportions suggest a focus on energy, toughness, and instant recognizability in branding and titling.
The slant and wide stance create a strong horizontal flow, while the numerous cut corners introduce a rhythmic sparkle at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same polygonal logic, staying bold and attention-grabbing for scoreboards or labels.