Sans Faceted Laby 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, game ui, tech branding, techno, futuristic, industrial, retro digital, architectural, geometric styling, sci-fi tone, digital motif, display impact, angular, chamfered, octagonal, segmented, monolinear.
A sharply faceted sans with chamfered corners and polygonal construction throughout. Curves are largely replaced by straight segments, producing octagonal counters (notably in O/o and 0) and clipped terminals on most strokes. The design reads largely monolinear, with consistent stroke thickness and crisp joins; horizontals and verticals dominate, while diagonals appear as short, deliberate facets. Proportions are compact with a slightly squared overall footprint, and the rhythm is modular and schematic rather than calligraphic.
Best suited to display contexts where its faceted construction can be appreciated: headlines, titles, posters, and branding that leans technical or sci‑fi. It can also work for interface labeling or game/HUD-style typography when used at sufficiently large sizes and with generous spacing to preserve the inner angles and small apertures.
The face conveys a futuristic, engineered tone reminiscent of digital instrumentation and hard-surface industrial design. Its angular geometry and clipped forms suggest precision and control, giving it a cool, technical voice with a subtle retro arcade flavor.
The design appears intended to translate a hard-edged, planar aesthetic into a readable sans, prioritizing geometric consistency and a distinctive angular signature over conventional curves. It aims to feel systematic and modern, with forms that look machined or plotted from a modular template.
Distinctive letterforms include a boxed, segmented feel in rounded characters, a sharp, pointed construction in V/W/X/Y, and a notably geometric G with a faceted aperture. The numerals follow the same architectural logic, with straight-sided shapes and clipped corners that keep the set visually consistent in display sizes.