Sans Faceted Ohri 1 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, gaming, packaging, angular, sporty, assertive, techno, retro, impact, motion, edginess, branding, display, faceted, chiseled, slanted, sharp, dynamic.
This typeface uses crisp, planar facets to replace curves, creating angular bowls and joints with beveled corners throughout. The strokes are slanted with a consistent forward lean, and the construction favors straight segments and clipped terminals over smooth modulation. Counters tend to be compact and polygonal, while diagonals and verticals create a punchy, rhythmic texture. The overall drawing reads as clean and sans in structure, but with a hard-edged, machined geometry that emphasizes corners and notches.
Best suited to headlines, logos, and short bursts of copy where its angular texture can be appreciated. It works well for sports branding, gaming and esports visuals, event promos, packaging, and punchy editorial callouts. For paragraphs, it’s more effective as a stylistic accent than as continuous reading text.
The faceted, forward-leaning shapes give the font an energetic, competitive tone that feels sporty and action-oriented. Its sharp cuts and polygonal curves suggest a technical, engineered attitude, with a hint of retro display styling reminiscent of racing or arcade-era graphics. The result is bold and attention-seeking rather than quiet or bookish.
The design appears intended to deliver an italic, high-energy sans voice using a consistent faceted construction—trading traditional curves for sharp planes to create a distinctive, modern display texture. It aims for impact and motion, keeping letterforms recognizable while pushing a chiseled, engineered aesthetic.
Capitals appear slightly more rigid and architectural, while the lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic, angular forms that amplify the display character. Numerals follow the same beveled logic, producing sturdy, sign-like figures that hold up well at larger sizes. In longer lines, the repeated facets create a distinctive texture that can become busy if set too small or too tightly spaced.