Sans Faceted Pafo 8 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, headlines, posters, brand marks, gaming, techno, industrial, futuristic, digital, architectural, sci‑fi styling, technical labeling, display impact, geometric system, octagonal, chamfered, angular, geometric, monolinear.
A geometric sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with consistent chamfers that create an octagonal, faceted silhouette. Strokes are largely uniform, with crisp terminals and tight interior apertures that produce a clean, technical rhythm. Uppercase forms feel compact and squared, while the lowercase keeps the same hard-edged construction with simple, single-story shapes and minimal modulation. Numerals follow the same segmented logic, with open angles and squared counters that maintain clear alignment and a grid-like texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where its faceted geometry becomes a feature—interface headings, product and tech branding, event posters, and gaming or sci‑fi themed graphics. It can also work for short text like labels, captions, or navigation where a crisp, engineered tone is desired and sizes are large enough to preserve the angular details.
The overall tone reads distinctly technological and engineered, evoking digital displays, sci‑fi interfaces, and precision-cut industrial lettering. Its sharp facets and restrained warmth give it an assertive, schematic character rather than a humanist or friendly voice.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric sans into a planar, chamfered construction, emphasizing repeatable angles and straight segments for a machine-made, futuristic feel. The consistent corner treatment and simplified, sturdy skeleton suggest a focus on strong identity and high visual distinctiveness in headlines and UI-style typography.
Repeated chamfer angles are applied consistently across bowls, joins, and corners, creating a cohesive “cut metal” look. In running text the dense counters and sharp corners add sparkle, but the style remains orderly and systematic rather than decorative.