Sans Faceted Dovy 3 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, title cards, techno, industrial, sci‑fi, assertive, geometric, beveled look, tech branding, display impact, geometric clarity, faceted, octagonal, chiseled, angular, stencil‑like.
This typeface is built from straight strokes and sharp, planar cuts that replace curves with octagonal facets. Forms are heavy and compact, with small counters and consistently notched terminals that create a machined, chiseled edge. Round characters like O, C, and G read as multi-sided rings, while joins in letters such as M, N, and W use crisp angles and shallow diagonals. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, producing a cohesive, hard-edged texture across text.
Best suited for display typography where the faceted details can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, and bold labeling or packaging. It can also work for short UI/game titles or section headers where a technical, industrial mood is desired. For long-form reading, the dense texture may be more effective in brief bursts than in extended paragraphs.
The overall tone is mechanical and futuristic, with a disciplined, engineered feel. Its sharp corners and beveled contours suggest hardware labeling, arcade/UI aesthetics, and other technology-forward contexts. The dense black shapes give it a confident, forceful voice suited to attention-grabbing messages.
The design appears intended to translate a carved or beveled construction into a clean sans framework, emphasizing crisp geometry and a fabricated surface. By systematically substituting curves with facets and using uniform angular terminals, it aims to deliver a distinctive, machine-made identity while remaining legible in large settings.
Spacing and fit feel deliberately tight, amplifying a blocky word silhouette and creating strong horizontal rhythm in lines of text. The faceting is applied consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, keeping the style uniform even at larger display sizes.