Sans Faceted Afji 2 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, industrial, techno, futuristic, mechanical, utilitarian, display impact, technical voice, geometric styling, signage clarity, brand edge, angular, faceted, blocky, compressed, square-shouldered.
A compact, block-built sans with sharply faceted corners and flattened curves, giving most bowls and rounds a squared, planar feel. Strokes are consistently heavy with minimal modulation, and terminals are predominantly straight-cut with occasional chamfered notches. Proportions are condensed with tight counters, producing a dense rhythm in text while maintaining clear, rigid geometry across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for display settings where its dense, angular forms can deliver impact: headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and environmental or wayfinding-style signage. It can also work for short UI labels or technical graphics when a hard-edged, futuristic voice is desired, but the tight apertures and heavy color make it less comfortable for extended small-size reading.
The overall tone is engineered and assertive, evoking industrial labeling and sci‑fi interface typography. Its crisp facets and compressed stance project efficiency and toughness rather than warmth, reading as modern, technical, and slightly militaristic.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric, faceted construction into a practical sans for attention-grabbing titles. By substituting curves with planar cuts and keeping stroke behavior consistent, it aims for a cohesive, machine-made aesthetic that stays legible while feeling stylized and industrial.
The design relies on repeated corner treatments—chamfers, right angles, and clipped joins—to unify letters that would normally be round, such as O/Q and C/G. Uppercase forms feel more monolithic and architectural, while the lowercase retains the same geometric discipline, keeping word shapes compact and mechanical.