Sans Faceted Abbik 9 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Cybersport' by Anton Kokoshka, 'Ciutadella' by Emtype Foundry, 'Panton' by Fontfabric, 'Boxed' and 'Boxed Round' by Tipo Pèpel, and 'DINosaur Sharp' by Type-Ø-Tones (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, sporty, techy, assertive, retro, impact, mechanical feel, geometric styling, signage clarity, display emphasis, octagonal, chamfered, angular, blocky, compact.
A heavy, angular display sans built from straight strokes and chamfered corners that replace most curves with faceted cuts. The forms are largely monoline with squared terminals and frequent 45° bevels, producing octagonal counters in round letters like O and 0. Uppercase shapes are compact and sturdy with broad horizontals and deep joins, while the lowercase mirrors the same faceted logic in simplified, blocky constructions. Numerals follow the same geometry, with the 0 rendered as an octagon and the 1 as a straight pillar with minimal detailing, creating a consistent, hard-edged texture in text.
This font performs best in short, bold statements such as headlines, posters, and promotional graphics where its faceted corners can be appreciated. It also suits sports branding, product packaging, and signage systems that benefit from a strong, engineered silhouette and clear, block-like letterforms.
The overall tone is tough and functional, evoking stenciled hardware, scoreboard lettering, and engineered signage. Its faceted cuts add a retro-technical flavor while keeping a no-nonsense, high-impact voice suited to attention-grabbing typography.
The design appears intended to translate traditional sans forms into a geometric, beveled vocabulary, emphasizing strength and precision over softness. By standardizing chamfered corners across letters and numbers, it aims to deliver a cohesive, high-impact display voice with a distinctive angular signature.
The repeated chamfers create a distinctive rhythm and a slightly compressed feel in rounded characters, helping maintain an even, graphic color across lines. At smaller sizes the corner detailing can visually merge, while at larger sizes the planar facets become a defining stylistic feature.