Sans Faceted Pahy 11 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, game ui, techy, futuristic, architectural, enigmatic, geometric, sci‑fi styling, geometric construction, display impact, technical tone, faceted, angular, monoline, octagonal, chamfered.
A faceted, geometric sans built from straight strokes and crisp chamfered corners, with curves consistently translated into polygonal arcs. Strokes are predominantly monoline, producing an even, wiry texture, while many joins terminate in pointed vertices or clipped angles rather than rounded terminals. Proportions skew compact in the lowercase, with a notably short x-height and relatively long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a slightly airy rhythm despite the angular construction. Counters tend to be open and schematic, and several glyphs incorporate internal strokes or cut-ins that emphasize a technical, constructed feel.
Best suited for display settings where its faceted construction can read clearly: headlines, posters, brand marks, and packaging, as well as on-screen uses like game UI or sci‑fi/tech themed interfaces. It can work for short passages or taglines when set with generous size and spacing, but the stylized geometry is most effective when allowed to be a focal point.
The overall tone reads futuristic and engineered, like lettering for sci‑fi interfaces, industrial labeling, or techno branding. Its sharp facets and emblematic details add a slightly cryptic, coded personality that feels more display-oriented than purely neutral.
The font appears designed to reinterpret a clean sans through a polygonal, beveled construction system, trading conventional curves for sharp planar segments to signal modernity and technology. Small internal cuts and structural strokes suggest an intention to add character and icon-like distinctiveness while keeping the overall alphabet coherent and systematic.
The design maintains a consistent planar logic across rounds (C, G, O, Q, 0) by using multi-sided outlines, and reinforces the theme with occasional interior accents that behave like inlays or structural braces. In text, the angular shapes create a distinctive zig-zag cadence, with word shapes that feel graph-like and intentional rather than organic.