Sans Faceted Umly 7 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, gaming, packaging, futuristic, industrial, techno, arcade, mechanical, impact, tech aesthetic, systematic geometry, sci-fi branding, faceted, chamfered, angular, blocky, octagonal.
A heavy, angular display sans built from straight strokes and crisp chamfered corners, replacing curves with planar facets. Counters are mostly rectangular and tightly controlled, with short, squared apertures and a compact interior rhythm that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures. Geometry leans toward octagonal silhouettes (notably in O/Q/0 and round-derived forms), while diagonals are used sparingly but decisively in K, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Spacing reads sturdy and slightly tight, emphasizing solid blocks and clean edge transitions rather than delicate detail.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as headlines, brand marks, game titles, posters, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for UI-style labels or section headers when a hard-edged, technical aesthetic is desired, though the dense, blocky forms are most effective at medium to large sizes.
The overall tone is assertive and high-tech, with a distinctly synthetic, machine-cut feel. Its sharp facets and slabby mass suggest sci-fi interfaces, arcade-era branding, and industrial labeling where impact and attitude matter more than softness or warmth.
The design appears intended to translate a techno-industrial look into a consistent alphabet by standardizing chamfers, corner angles, and rectangular counters. It prioritizes impactful silhouettes and a cohesive geometric system, creating a recognizable voice that reads as engineered rather than handwritten or humanist.
Lowercase follows the same modular logic as the uppercase, with single-storey constructions and squared terminals that keep texture uniform in mixed-case settings. Numerals match the caps’ angular language and feel built for signage-like clarity, especially in the squared 0 and the segmented 2/3/5 forms.