Sans Faceted Wuby 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, game ui, industrial, futuristic, arcade, aggressive, mechanical, maximum impact, geometric styling, tech aesthetic, signage strength, faceted, octagonal, angular, blocky, compact apertures.
A heavy, geometric sans built from sharp planar cuts rather than curves. Corners are consistently chamfered into octagonal silhouettes, producing a faceted, machined outline across rounds and diagonals alike. Strokes are thick and uniform with squared terminals, small counters, and tight apertures that make the interior spaces feel compact. Diagonals appear as stepped or clipped planes, and the overall rhythm is sturdy and monolithic, with a slightly irregular, width-by-glyph feel typical of display faces.
Best suited to large-scale display work where its faceted construction can read clearly: headlines, posters, logotypes, team or event branding, and game or tech interface graphics. It can work for short emphasis lines in layouts, but extended paragraphs may need extra spacing due to the dense interiors.
The face reads as tough and engineered—more “armor plating” than “pen and paper.” Its crisp facets and dense color evoke sci‑fi interfaces, arcade cabinets, and industrial labeling, projecting a bold, no-nonsense attitude.
The design appears intended to translate a hard-edged, polygonal geometry into a readable alphabet, prioritizing impact and a machined aesthetic over softness or neutrality. Its consistent chamfer logic suggests a deliberate attempt to make every glyph feel cut from the same solid, industrial form.
The faceting is applied systematically, creating strong consistency between uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. Round letters like O/Q and bowls in B/P/R are rendered as angular frames, while characters with diagonals (K, X, Y, Z, 2, 7) rely on clipped planes that emphasize a constructed, polygonal look. The heavy weight and compact counters suggest using generous tracking and ample line spacing when setting longer text.