Sans Faceted Abdak 1 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Empera' by BoxTube Labs, 'Brampton' by Letterhend, 'Conthey' by ROHH, 'Yoshida Sans' and 'Yoshida Soft' by TypeUnion, and 'Heavy Boxing' by Vozzy (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, military, arcade, mechanical, impact, ruggedness, machined look, labeling, retro tech, octagonal, angular, blocky, stenciled, compact.
A compact, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Counters and bowls read as octagonal cutouts, and terminals are consistently chamfered, giving the letters a machined, sign-painted feel. Vertical strokes dominate, joins stay clean and square, and the overall rhythm is tight and orderly, with a mix of slightly different glyph widths that keeps text from feeling purely uniform.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, apparel graphics, sports branding, packaging, and bold signage. It works well where hard-edged geometry and dense black shape are assets, and where readability is needed at medium-to-large sizes rather than in long body text.
The faceted geometry projects a tough, utilitarian tone—part industrial labeling, part sports/varsity energy. Its sharp cuts and enclosed shapes feel assertive and disciplined, with a hint of retro arcade and equipment-marking aesthetics.
The design appears intended to translate the look of cut metal, painted stencils, or engraved plaques into a typographic system. By standardizing chamfers and polygonal counters, it aims for a strong, reproducible texture that feels engineered and emphatic in display applications.
The faceting is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, creating strong silhouettes at display sizes. The lowercase largely mirrors the uppercase construction, helping maintain a uniform texture in mixed-case settings, while the numerals follow the same chamfered, plaque-like logic for cohesive headline use.