Sans Faceted Kowa 15 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, posters, packaging, game ui, techno, futuristic, industrial, arcade, tactical, display impact, tech aesthetic, systematic geometry, mechanical feel, sci-fi styling, angular, faceted, geometric, chamfered, monolinear.
This typeface is built from crisp, straight strokes with faceted corners that replace most curves, creating a strongly geometric silhouette. Stroke weight stays consistent throughout, with squared terminals and frequent chamfers that give letters a cut-metal feel. Counters tend toward rectangular and octagonal forms (notably in O/Q/0), and diagonals are used sparingly but decisively in A, K, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Uppercase forms read compact and sturdy, while the lowercase maintains a similarly constructed look with simplified bowls and short, angular joins; the overall rhythm is assertive and blocky with clear, mechanical spacing.
Best suited for display applications where its angular construction can be read as a stylistic feature—logos, headlines, posters, and packaging with a technical or industrial theme. It also fits UI titling and in-game typography where a futuristic, hard-edged voice is desired and text is set at medium to large sizes.
The design conveys a futuristic, engineered tone—more “hardware interface” than editorial text. Its sharp facets and hard corners suggest precision, machinery, and digital environments, lending a game UI or sci‑fi equipment aesthetic rather than a soft, humanist voice.
The likely intention is to translate a sans structure into a faceted, planar aesthetic that reads like machined lettering or polygonal forms. By minimizing curves and emphasizing chamfered joints, it aims for a distinctive, high-impact display look with a coherent geometric system across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
In the sample text, the font maintains strong presence at larger sizes, where the planar cuts and corner geometry become the defining character. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, with angular bends and squared apertures that reinforce a consistent, system-like visual language.