Sans Faceted Rata 1 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, comics, games, playful, handmade, quirky, bold, cartoonish, expressiveness, hand-cut look, display impact, playful branding, angular, choppy, irregular, chunky, jagged.
This typeface uses chunky, faceted letterforms where curves are replaced by short, straight planes, creating a distinctly angular silhouette. Strokes are heavy and fairly even, with slightly irregular joins and terminals that feel hand-cut rather than mechanically precise. Counters tend to be polygonal (notably in O, Q, and 0), and overall widths vary from glyph to glyph, giving lines a lively, uneven rhythm. The lowercase is compact and simple, with single-storey forms and minimal interior detail, while numerals echo the same cut-paper geometry.
Best suited to display use such as posters, headlines, packaging, and playful brand moments where a handmade, angular voice is desirable. It can also work well for comics, game UI/title treatments, and event graphics where strong silhouettes matter more than quiet text color.
The overall tone is playful and craft-forward, with a rough-hewn, cartoon energy that reads as friendly rather than severe. Its faceted construction suggests a carved or clipped aesthetic, lending a slightly chaotic, expressive character that stands out quickly in a layout.
The design appears intended to translate a hand-cut, faceted construction into a bold sans voice—prioritizing character, texture, and immediate recognizability over strict regularity. Its geometry suggests an aim to evoke carved, chipped, or folded forms while staying legible in short bursts of text.
In text settings the irregular facet angles and variable letter widths create a bouncy texture; this helps it feel informal and energetic, but it can also make long passages feel busy. The shapes remain highly graphic at larger sizes, where the planar edges and polygonal counters become a defining visual feature.