Sans Faceted Ofnu 3 is a regular weight, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, tech ui, signage, techno, angular, industrial, retro-futurist, schematic, geometric system, tech aesthetic, display impact, industrial tone, modular construction, faceted, chamfered, geometric, octagonal, hard-edged.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp chamfers that create an octagonal, faceted silhouette. Strokes are consistently linear with minimal contrast, producing a clean, even color in text while keeping a distinctly engineered outline. Counters and bowls (as in O, D, P, R, 0, 8, 9) read as polygonal forms, and joins are predominantly mitered with short diagonal cuts that standardize terminals across the set. Overall proportions feel compact and efficient, with tight interior spaces and a disciplined, modular geometry that stays consistent from caps to lowercase and numerals.
It is well suited to display settings where its hard-edged geometry can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logos, and product branding with a technical or industrial slant. It can also work for interface labels, sci‑fi or gaming graphics, and wayfinding-style signage where a crisp, constructed look is desired.
The letterforms convey a technical, fabricated tone—more machine-made than handwritten—evoking signage, interfaces, and hard-surface design. The faceted construction lends a retro digital flavor while still feeling modern and systematic, giving text a purposeful, utilitarian personality.
The design appears intended to translate a sans-serif skeleton into a faceted, planar system, emphasizing repeatable angles and standardized chamfers for a cohesive, engineered aesthetic. The goal seems to be a readable display face that signals technology and precision through consistent polygonal construction rather than curved drawing.
Distinctive chamfering is used as a unifying motif on corners and terminals, which helps maintain consistency across diagonals (A, V, W, X, Y) and rounded archetypes (C, G, S). The numerals follow the same polygonal logic, with a particularly angular 0 and multi-faceted 8 that reinforce the font’s geometric theme.