Sans Faceted Affo 6 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Corner Deli' by Fenotype, 'Helvegen' by Ironbird Creative, 'Metalform Gothic JNL' by Jeff Levine, 'Limbus Sans' by Luker Type, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, team apparel, logos, industrial, technical, sporty, retro, assertive, impactful display, compact fit, geometric precision, athletic voice, angular, octagonal, blocky, condensed, squared counters.
A condensed, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with planar facets. The forms read as octagonal and squared, with uniform stroke weight and crisp right-angled terminals. Counters are compact and rectilinear, and joins stay clean and geometric, creating a tight, rhythmic texture in text. Numerals match the caps in mass and geometry, keeping a consistent, hard-edged color across mixed settings.
Best suited to display use where high impact and a hard-edged, geometric texture are desired—such as posters, titles, sports branding, and bold logo lockups. It also works well for labels, badges, and short UI-style headings that benefit from compact width and crisp, angular forms.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, with a mechanical, engineered feel. Its faceted construction also evokes retro athletic lettering and arcade/scoreboard aesthetics, giving it an energetic, competitive voice.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum punch in a compact footprint, using chamfered geometry to suggest precision and strength while maintaining straightforward, sans-like construction. The consistent, faceted shapes prioritize a distinctive, industrial voice for branding and display settings.
The design emphasizes clear silhouettes over soft modulation: bowls and curves are simplified into chamfered shapes, and many letters rely on squared apertures for clarity at larger sizes. The condensed width and dense spacing produce strong impact in headlines, while extended passages look intentionally rigid and patterned.