Sans Faceted Anno 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FS Hackney' by Fontsmith (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, sports branding, packaging, industrial, sporty, techno, arcade, futuristic, impact, machined feel, geometric branding, retro-future, angular, faceted, chamfered, blocky, geometric.
A heavy, blocky sans with crisply chamfered corners and faceted straight segments that replace most curves. Strokes are uniform and dense, producing sturdy silhouettes with compact counters; round letters like O/Q become octagonal, while joins and terminals often cut at 45° for a machined look. Proportions read broadly set with squared shoulders, deep notches, and simplified construction in letters like S and G, giving the line a rugged, modular rhythm. The lowercase keeps the same hard-edged vocabulary, with single‑storey a and g and a short, squared t, maintaining strong consistency between cases and numerals.
Best suited to display applications where the faceted construction can read clearly—posters, headlines, brand marks, esports/sports graphics, packaging, and bold UI labels. It also works well for short technical or industrial-themed signage where a machined, geometric voice is desired.
The overall tone feels mechanical and assertive, evoking fabricated metal, sport numbering, and digital-era signage. Its faceted geometry suggests speed and toughness, leaning toward a retro-futurist or arcade display attitude rather than a neutral text voice.
The design appears aimed at delivering a robust, geometric display sans that swaps curves for planar cuts to achieve a fabricated, high-impact presence. Its consistent chamfer system across letters and figures suggests an intention to look engineered and repeatable, like stenciled or CNC-cut forms.
The octagonal bowls and clipped terminals create distinctive negative shapes that stay recognizable at large sizes, while the dense weight can cause counters to close up when reduced. Numerals follow the same cut-corner logic, supporting a uniform, system-like set for headings and labels.