Sans Faceted Lybe 8 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font visually similar to 'Ki' by Mint Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: ui labels, code samples, terminal text, game ui, tech branding, technical, industrial, arcade, utilitarian, retro, grid discipline, device aesthetic, stencil-like clarity, retro futurism, faceted, angular, octagonal, geometric, square-dotted.
A crisp, faceted sans built from straight segments and chamfered corners, replacing curves with short planar cuts. Strokes stay even and mechanical, with squared terminals and consistent joins that create an octagonal rhythm in bowls and counters. Letterforms sit in a strictly grid-minded structure, with generous internal spacing and a sturdy, high-contrast silhouette driven by angles rather than modulation. The overall texture is clean and regular, with simplified geometry that keeps shapes legible while emphasizing hard edges.
Well-suited to interface labels, HUDs, and compact technical typography where a rigid grid and strong silhouettes help maintain clarity. It also fits game UI, sci‑fi or industrial branding, and any display setting that benefits from a sharp, engineered look.
The tone feels technical and instrument-like, with a retro digital/arcade flavor that reads as engineered and pragmatic. Its sharp chamfers add a futuristic, industrial edge, suggesting signage, devices, or screen-era typography rather than humanist warmth.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric, chamfered construction into a practical text voice, delivering consistent alignment and predictable spacing while projecting a distinct angular identity. It prioritizes structural clarity and repeatable forms, evoking the logic of digital displays without becoming fully pixel-based.
Round letters such as O, Q, and 0 resolve into octagonal forms, and diagonals (V, W, X, Y) keep a consistent faceted logic. The lowercase maintains the same angular construction, producing a steady, uniform rhythm in paragraph text with a distinctly pixel-adjacent, hardware-inspired character.