Sans Faceted Anpu 9 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, titles, playful, retro, quirky, game-like, crafty, attention, novelty, display, branding, retro appeal, angular, faceted, geometric, chunky, high-contrast joins.
This typeface is built from chunky, geometric strokes with sharp planar facets substituting for smooth curves. Most bowls and round forms (O, C, G, e, o, 0) read as rotated or clipped octagonal shapes, giving the design a consistent cut-paper or chiseled feel. Strokes are generally even in thickness, with abrupt joins and occasional notch-like counters that add a rhythmic, handcrafted irregularity. Proportions are compact and sturdy, with wide caps, short-ish ascenders/descenders, and distinctive, simplified diagonals on letters like K, R, W, and X. Numerals echo the same faceted construction, producing strong silhouettes suited to large-scale setting.
Best suited to display work where its faceted geometry can be appreciated: headlines, posters, title cards, branding marks, and packaging. It can also work for short UI labels or game/arcade-style graphics when set at generous sizes, but its angular counters and decorative cut-ins make it less ideal for long-form reading.
The overall tone is lively and idiosyncratic, mixing a retro display energy with a slightly toy-like, game-interface attitude. Its sharp facets and emphatic shapes feel attention-grabbing rather than neutral, conveying a sense of fun, novelty, and bold personality.
The design appears intended to translate a sans structure into a stylized, faceted display voice—prioritizing bold silhouettes, geometric consistency, and a playful, constructed look that stands out quickly in a layout.
Counters tend to be small and angular, and several letters lean on distinctive cut-ins (notably in C/G/S and the lowercase) that create a pronounced texture in paragraphs. The design favors silhouette clarity over smooth flow, so spacing and rhythm feel punchy and patterned when set in lines.