Sans Faceted Afga 7 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Gemsbuck Pro' by Studio Fat Cat, 'Radley' by Variatype, and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, teamwear, signage, athletic, industrial, assertive, tactical, retro, impact, ruggedness, machine aesthetic, sports tone, sign clarity, chamfered, octagonal, blocky, stencil-like, compact.
A heavy, geometric sans with consistently chamfered corners that turn curves into crisp facets. Strokes are monoline and squared-off, producing octagonal bowls and counters (notably in O/0 and rounded lowercase), with mostly vertical terminals and a compact, sign-paint-like footprint. Uppercase forms feel built from straight segments and angled cuts, while the lowercase maintains sturdy, utilitarian shapes with simple joins and minimal modulation; spacing reads even and the texture is dense at text sizes.
Best suited to display work such as posters, packaging callouts, sports branding, and bold UI labels where the faceted corners can read clearly. It also works well for signage and wayfinding-style applications, especially in all-caps or short lines that benefit from its sturdy, high-impact rhythm.
The overall tone is tough and functional, leaning toward athletic and industrial aesthetics. The faceted construction evokes uniform lettering, equipment labeling, and hard-surfaced geometry, giving it a confident, no-nonsense voice with a slight retro scoreboard flavor.
The design appears intended to translate traditional block sans proportions into a faceted, machined look, replacing smooth curves with clipped planes for stronger edge definition. It aims to deliver a robust, legible display voice that feels engineered and athletic while staying straightforward in construction.
The numerals and capitals share the same chamfer logic, creating strong cross-compatibility for mixed alphanumeric settings. The design’s angular bowls and clipped terminals keep silhouettes distinctive, especially in all-caps headlines and short bursts of text where the faceting becomes a defining stylistic cue.