Sans Faceted Doty 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, team marks, signage, athletic, industrial, retro, arcade, tactical, impact, ruggedness, geometric consistency, display clarity, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, angular, stencil-like.
A compact, heavy, faceted sans built from straight strokes and chamfered corners, replacing curves with crisp planar cuts. Counters are mostly rectangular or octagonal, with consistent stroke thickness and firm, squared terminals. The lowercase keeps simple, sturdy forms (single‑storey a, compact e, angular s), while the uppercase reads as strong, emblematic blocks with clipped corners and a slightly squarish roundness in letters like O and D. Numerals follow the same octagonal logic, with clear, billboard-like silhouettes and sturdy internal apertures.
Best suited for large-scale typography where its faceted construction and strong counters can be appreciated—headlines, posters, sports and esports branding, packaging callouts, and bold signage. It can also work for short UI labels or overlays when a rugged, angular voice is desired, but extended reading will feel dense compared to more open grotesks.
The overall tone is assertive and utilitarian, with a sporty, scoreboard feel and a retro-digital edge. Its sharp facets and dense black shapes give it a no-nonsense, “built from metal plates” character that can also read as arcade or action-oriented depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through faceted geometry—an industrial, athletic display voice that stays sans and straightforward while adding character via chamfered corners and polygonal counters.
Diagonal joins (notably in K, M, N, V, W, X, Y) are handled with hard angles rather than smooth transitions, reinforcing the mechanical rhythm. The punctuation shown in the specimen (e.g., apostrophe, ampersand) matches the same blocky, chamfered construction, supporting cohesive display setting.