Sans Faceted Lyko 12 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, gaming ui, packaging, futuristic, industrial, techno, arcade, mechanical, hard-surface look, tech styling, geometric system, display impact, angular, geometric, octagonal, stencil-like, high-contrast.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing most curves with crisp planar facets. Counters tend to be polygonal (often octagonal), and terminals are sharply cut, giving letters a constructed, machined feel. The stroke weight is consistent and blocky, with squared joins and a slightly modular rhythm; wide forms like M/W spread out while narrower letters tighten, creating a deliberately varied texture. Lowercase echoes the uppercase geometry, with simplified bowls and a distinctive, angular single-storey a, while figures follow the same chamfered, polygonal logic.
Best suited to display settings where its angular construction can read clearly—logos, event posters, game titles, sci‑fi/tech UI moments, and bold packaging or labeling. It can also work for short navigation labels or signage where a hard-edged, engineered aesthetic is desired, but it is less comfortable for long-form text due to its dense, faceted counters and assertive texture.
The faceted geometry reads as futuristic and utilitarian, with strong associations to sci‑fi interfaces, arcade lettering, and industrial labeling. Its sharp cuts and compact internal spaces give it a confident, assertive tone that feels engineered rather than handwritten or editorial.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric, hard-surface aesthetic into a readable alphabet by systematically chamfering corners and converting curves into planar segments. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and a cohesive polygonal system to project a technical, modern character while remaining broadly legible in display use.
The design relies on chamfers and straight segments for legibility, so small sizes may fill in where counters get tight, while larger sizes emphasize the striking polygonal shapes. Diagonals (notably in K, V, W, X, Y, and Z) add energy and motion against the otherwise rigid, rectilinear structure.