Sans Faceted Dosa 12 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, game ui, packaging, futuristic, industrial, game-like, aggressive, techno, impact, tech aesthetic, sci-fi styling, branding, angular, faceted, chamfered, blocky, geometric.
A heavy, geometric display sans built from sharp planar cuts rather than curves. Strokes stay consistently thick, with corners aggressively chamfered into triangles and trapezoids that create a faceted silhouette throughout. Counters tend to be polygonal (notably in rounded letters and numerals), and joins are crisp with little optical softening, giving the forms a hard, machined rhythm. Proportions read broad and stable, with compact apertures and short internal spaces that keep the texture dense in text.
Best suited to large-scale applications where the faceted silhouettes can be appreciated: posters, headlines, identity marks, sports or esports-style branding, and game/interface labels. It can also work for short, punchy packaging callouts or signage where impact matters more than extended reading comfort.
The overall tone is bold and mechanical, suggesting sci‑fi interfaces, armored hardware, and arcade or game UI lettering. Its angular facets and tight counters add a slightly confrontational, high-energy feel that reads as purposeful and engineered rather than friendly or casual.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, cut-metal aesthetic into a compact, high-impact alphabet. By replacing curves with consistent chamfers and polygonal counters, it aims for a cohesive techno voice that stays recognizable even at a glance.
Distinctive polygonal bowls and counters make letters like O/Q and 0/8 especially emblematic, while the diamond-shaped dots on i/j add a consistent crystalline motif. The design favors strong silhouettes over open readability, so spacing and size will strongly affect clarity in longer passages.