Sans Faceted Yidu 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, sports branding, gaming ui, futuristic, techno, racing, tactical, industrial, evoke speed, look technical, add impact, signal modernity, angular, faceted, chamfered, blocky, forward-leaning.
A sharply faceted, forward-leaning sans with broad proportions and consistent stroke weight. Curves are largely replaced by planar cuts and chamfered corners, producing polygonal bowls and counters (notably in O, Q, 0, and 8). Strokes end in crisp angled terminals, and the overall construction favors straight segments with occasional short diagonal joins, giving letters a streamlined, engineered feel. Counters are compact and geometric, and the rhythm is energetic, with the slant and wide set creating strong horizontal motion across words.
Best suited to display work where its faceted geometry can read clearly: headlines, team or motorsport-inspired branding, product marks, packaging callouts, and tech or gaming interfaces. It can also work for short bursts of copy—taglines, labels, or navigation—when set with generous size and spacing.
The font conveys speed, machinery, and a synthetic, game-like attitude. Its angular facets and aggressive slant read as performance-oriented and modern, with a disciplined, utilitarian edge rather than a friendly tone.
The design appears intended to translate the look of beveled, machined letterforms into a clean digital typeface, emphasizing motion through a pronounced slant and replacing curves with crisp facets for a high-impact, contemporary voice.
Uppercase forms feel especially emblematic and display-like, with distinctive cut-ins and bevels that help letters stay recognizable at large sizes. Numerals follow the same polygonal logic; the 0 is a slashed form, reinforcing a technical/identification aesthetic. At smaller sizes, the sharp interior angles and tight counters can make dense text feel busy, so spacing and size choices matter.