Sans Faceted Affo 10 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'ATF Poster Gothic' by ATF Collection, 'Adversary BB' by Blambot, 'Helvegen' by Ironbird Creative, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sportswear, signage, industrial, athletic, tactical, utilitarian, techno, impact, compactness, ruggedness, labeling, uniformity, octagonal, stencil-like, blocky, condensed, angular.
A compact, heavy sans with crisply faceted contours that turn curves into clipped planes. Strokes are largely uniform in thickness with squared terminals and frequent 45° chamfers that create an octagonal rhythm in bowls and corners. Counters are relatively tight and rectangularized, giving the design a dense color and strong vertical emphasis. The lowercase follows the same geometry with simplified forms and minimal curvature, while numerals adopt the same cut-corner construction for a consistent, modular feel.
Best suited for headlines, logos, apparel graphics, and bold labeling where a compact, hard-edged voice is desired. It can work for short bursts of text—such as packaging callouts or UI labels—when set with ample size and spacing to preserve the faceted details. It pairs well with clean neutral sans text faces that can carry longer reading.
The overall tone feels industrial and purpose-built, evoking sports uniforms, equipment labeling, and rugged signage. Its sharp facets and compressed stance convey urgency and strength, with a slightly militaristic, no-nonsense attitude. The look leans modern-retro, reminiscent of varsity and stencil-adjacent display lettering without becoming ornamental.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, space-efficient display voice built from planar, cut-corner geometry. By replacing curves with consistent facets and keeping strokes firm and even, it aims for immediate impact and a rugged, engineered aesthetic across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
In text, the repeated chamfers create a distinctive texture that reads best at larger sizes, where the planar cuts stay clear rather than merging into solid mass. The cap set is especially commanding, and the tight apertures and squared counters contribute to a compact, high-impact word shape.