Sans Faceted Orme 7 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, ui labels, signage, tech, sci‑fi, industrial, digital, futuristic, interface feel, tech branding, display impact, geometric system, octagonal, angular, beveled, geometric, stencil‑like.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp chamfers that create an octagonal, faceted silhouette. Strokes remain fairly even throughout, with open counters and clear, mechanical joins that keep the texture steady in lines of text. The lowercase is compact and simplified, with a single‑storey “a,” squared bowls, and short extenders that reinforce a tight, engineered rhythm. Numerals follow the same cut-corner construction, producing a consistent, display-oriented set with strong edge definition.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where its faceted construction can read as a deliberate style choice—headlines, branding marks, sci‑fi themed graphics, interface labels, and wayfinding or industrial-style signage. It can also work for brief body copy when a distinctly technical texture is desired, though the strong corner-cut motif will dominate the page.
The overall tone feels technical and futuristic, evoking digital readouts, industrial labeling, and retro sci‑fi interfaces. Its hard angles and planar cuts convey precision and machinery rather than warmth or softness.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric sans into a chiseled, polygonal system, emphasizing modularity and crisp terminals for a modern, device-like presence. By standardizing chamfered corners across rounds and straights, it aims for a consistent techno texture that stays legible while signaling a futuristic aesthetic.
The chamfered terminals become a prominent identifying feature in running text, where repeated clipped corners create a patterned, modular cadence. Diagonal letters (like A, K, V, W, X, Y) maintain the same sharp facet logic, which helps the design feel cohesive across the character set.