Sans Faceted Niva 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, gaming, branding, signage, industrial, futuristic, techno, arcade, tactical, display impact, tech aesthetic, industrial tone, modular forms, retro-future, faceted, octagonal, angular, geometric, chamfered.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and consistent chamfered corners, replacing curves with crisp facets and diagonal cuts. The forms are blocky and compact with squared counters and notch-like terminals, producing a strong, mechanical rhythm across both uppercase and lowercase. Strokes stay largely uniform, with sharp inner corners and clipped outer corners creating an octagonal, engineered silhouette. Numerals and punctuation follow the same planar construction, reinforcing the font’s rigid, modular feel.
Best suited for headlines, short statements, and display settings where its angular construction can read at a glance. It works well for gaming interfaces, sci‑fi or industrial branding, event posters, and signage or labeling that benefits from a hard-edged, engineered look.
The overall tone reads as technical and utilitarian, with a distinctly futuristic edge. Its hard angles and stenciled-in spirit evoke digital displays, arcade-era sci‑fi, and industrial labeling, giving text an assertive, high-impact presence.
The design intention appears to be a geometric, faceted display sans that conveys machinery and digital-tech aesthetics through consistent chamfers and planar construction. It prioritizes visual impact and a cohesive angular system over conventional roundness, aiming for a distinctive, futuristic voice in titles and branding.
Uppercase shapes appear especially architectural, while the lowercase retains the same faceted grammar, keeping mixed-case settings cohesive. The diagonally clipped corners and squared bowls create strong pixel-adjacent cues without becoming fully bitmap, which helps it feel both retro-tech and contemporary.