Sans Faceted Lyly 7 is a regular weight, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: display, headlines, signage, ui labels, coding, techno, industrial, arcade, utilitarian, futuristic, angular styling, technical clarity, modular system, retro digital feel, octagonal, chamfered, angular, stencil-like, geometric.
A geometric sans built from straight strokes with frequent chamfered corners, producing octagonal counters and faceted outer silhouettes. Curves are largely replaced by short diagonal cuts, giving rounds like O, C, and G a planar, stop-sign-like structure. Strokes stay even and crisp, with squared terminals and consistent corner treatment across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a tight, engineered rhythm. Forms are wide and stable, and the lowercase follows a simplified, single-storey approach (notably a, g) that matches the blocky construction.
Best suited to display roles where its sharp facets can read clearly: titles, posters, packaging callouts, and environmental or wayfinding text. It also works well for interface labeling and alphanumeric-heavy settings such as dashboards, terminals, and game HUD elements, where consistent spacing and strong glyph differentiation are useful.
The overall tone feels technical and mechanical, with a retro-digital edge reminiscent of arcade UI, lab equipment labeling, and sci‑fi interfaces. Its faceted geometry reads as purposeful and robust rather than friendly, projecting a cool, utilitarian confidence.
This font appears designed to translate a clean sans structure into a faceted, planar system that avoids true curves, creating a consistent, modular look. The intention seems to be a legible, industrial-tech voice that stays disciplined in texture while adding a distinctive angular signature.
The design emphasizes straight-line economy and repeatable parts—diagonal chamfers recur at joins, inside corners, and apertures, which keeps texture uniform in paragraphs. Numerals and capitals share the same angular vocabulary, helping mixed alphanumerics look cohesive for codes, scores, or instrumentation-style readouts.