Sans Faceted Laso 10 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, game ui, packaging, gothic, industrial, arcade, heraldic, aggressive, modern gothic, carved effect, high impact, thematic display, geometric drama, angular, faceted, chiseled, octagonal, condensed.
A condensed, all-angular display face built from faceted strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with straight segments and chamfered joins. Vertical stems are dominant and end in sharp, wedge-like terminals, giving letters a chiseled, geometric silhouette. Counters tend to be compact and rectilinear, with consistent stroke thickness and crisp interior angles that keep forms rigid and mechanical. The rhythm is tight and vertical, with small, pointed details on diagonals and a generally blocky construction that stays visually consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for display applications where its faceted construction can be appreciated—headlines, posters, titling, logos, and packaging with a strong attitude. It can also work for game interfaces or event branding that leans medieval, industrial, or arcade-inspired. For longer passages, it’s most effective in short bursts or large-size settings where the angular details remain clear.
The overall tone feels stern and dramatic, evoking blackletter and carved signage without fully adopting traditional calligraphic forms. Its sharp facets and compressed proportions lend a hard-edged, industrial energy, while the ornamental points add a medieval or fantasy flavor. The result reads as assertive and stylized, with a slightly game-like, retro-tech attitude in text settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, geometric take on Gothic and engraved letterforms: compact, forceful shapes built from planar facets rather than curves. It prioritizes distinctive silhouettes and a hard, constructed texture to create memorable titles and marks.
Uppercase forms are especially emblematic and monolithic, while the lowercase retains the same angular vocabulary with simplified bowls and tight apertures. Numerals follow the same chamfered, segmented logic, producing a consistent, sign-like texture. At smaller sizes the pointed notches and compact counters can merge visually, so it benefits from generous sizing and spacing.