Sans Faceted Abbab 4 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Basketball' by Evo Studio, 'Hurdle' by Umka Type, 'Radley' by Variatype, and 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, tactical, retro, authoritative, high impact, machined look, bold labeling, geometric consistency, chamfered, octagonal, blocky, compact, stencil-like.
A compact, heavy all-caps and lowercase design built from straight strokes and pronounced chamfered corners. Curves are translated into angular facets, producing octagonal counters in letters like O and 0 and clipped terminals throughout. Strokes are consistently thick with squared, flat-ended joins, and the overall silhouette reads as tightly packed and rigid. Lowercase forms largely echo the uppercase construction, with a single-storey a, squared bowls, and sharply notched joints; numerals are similarly faceted with sturdy, geometric proportions.
This font performs best where strong presence and quick recognition are needed: posters, headlines, sports or team branding, labels, and bold signage. Its angular construction and dense forms make it especially suited to short phrases, logos, and large-scale typographic graphics where the faceting can be appreciated.
The faceted geometry and dense weight create a tough, utilitarian tone that feels industrial and equipment-like. It also carries a sporty, varsity-adjacent energy, suggesting uniforms, decals, and bold identification systems. The overall voice is direct and no-nonsense, prioritizing impact over softness or refinement.
The design appears intended to convert a sans structure into a sharply planar, machined look by replacing curves with facets and clipping terminals. The goal is a robust, high-impact display face with a uniform, engineered texture that remains consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
Angular notches and clipped corners become the primary decorative device, giving the face a machined, cut-from-plate feel. The rhythm is strongly vertical and compact, with simple, forceful shapes that hold together well at display sizes. The punctuation shown (e.g., colon, apostrophe, ampersand) follows the same squared, blocky logic for consistent texture in text settings.