Sans Faceted Afba 8 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Mako' by Deltatype, 'Dealers' by Gumpita Rahayu, 'Born Strong' by Rook Supply, 'Hurdle' by Umka Type, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, team jerseys, signage, industrial, athletic, retro, mechanical, commanding, impact, ruggedness, machined look, uniformity, display clarity, beveled, angular, octagonal, blocky, stenciled.
A compact, heavy block style built from straight strokes and clipped corners that substitute for curves, producing an octagonal, faceted silhouette throughout. Strokes maintain a consistent thickness, with squared terminals and frequent diagonal chamfers at outer corners and counters. Letterforms are tightly constructed with minimal roundness; bowls and apertures read as geometric cutouts, and the overall rhythm is dense and sturdy with crisp, hard-edged joins.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and sports or team branding where bold shapes and strong silhouettes carry the message. It also works well for signage or display graphics that benefit from an engineered, hard-edged aesthetic.
The faceted geometry and hard corners give the face a tough, utilitarian attitude reminiscent of industrial labeling and sports identifiers. Its visual tone is assertive and no-nonsense, with a retro-tech flavor that feels engineered rather than handwritten or decorative.
The design appears intended to translate a rugged, manufactured feel into a clean sans structure by replacing curves with planar cuts and maintaining uniform stroke weight. The consistent chamfering suggests a goal of producing a cohesive display face that reads as both modern-industrial and vintage athletic.
Counters tend to be rectangular or polygonal and remain fairly closed, which boosts solidity but can reduce clarity at small sizes. The numeric set echoes the same chamfered construction, reinforcing a consistent, system-like look across letters and figures.