Sans Faceted Orbo 12 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, game ui, tech packaging, techno, industrial, retro, digital, architectural, geometric system, sci‑fi styling, signage feel, display impact, faceted, angular, octagonal, geometric, monolinear.
A geometric sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with planar facets that often read as octagonal forms. Strokes are largely monolinear and terminals are consistently chamfered, producing crisp joins and a hard-edged silhouette. Counters are squarish and open, with compact apertures and a slightly squared rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase. Figures and round letters (like O/0 and C/G) maintain the same faceted construction, giving the set a highly uniform, engineered texture.
Best suited for display contexts where its angular construction can be appreciated: headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, product or hardware packaging, and interface or game UI elements. It can also work for short blocks of copy when a distinctly technical, geometric texture is desired, though the sharp facets make it most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is technical and machine-made, with a retro-digital flavor reminiscent of segmented signage and sci‑fi interface typography. Its sharp geometry and consistent chamfers convey precision and toughness rather than warmth, creating a cool, utilitarian voice.
The font appears designed to translate familiar sans-serif proportions into a faceted, straight-edged system, emphasizing repeatable geometry and a consistent chamfer motif. The intention seems to be a contemporary, industrial look with clear letterforms that still feel stylized and architectural.
The design maintains strong consistency across cases and numerals, which helps it hold together in all-caps and mixed-case settings. The faceting becomes more pronounced at larger sizes, where the chamfered corners read as a defining stylistic feature rather than mere squaring of curves.