Sans Faceted Guwa 1 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, gaming ui, tech packaging, techy, edgy, mechanical, industrial, retro-futuristic, futurism, speed, machined geometry, interface voice, angular, faceted, octagonal, monoline, oblique.
A slanted, angular sans built from chamfered strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Strokes read largely monoline with squared terminals and frequent diagonal cuts that create an octagonal, techno rhythm. Counters are compact and geometric, and the overall construction feels modular and engineered, with occasional intentional roughness or kinked joins that add texture. Numerals and capitals maintain a consistent faceted logic, while the lowercase keeps the same oblique, segmented feel for a unified system.
Best suited to display typography where its faceted construction can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logotypes, and tech or gaming-oriented UI/overlays. It also fits product packaging and labels that benefit from a mechanical, engineered voice, especially when set with generous tracking and clear size contrast.
The tone is technical and kinetic, evoking instrument panels, sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial labeling. Its sharp geometry and forward slant convey speed and precision, while the slightly irregular joints add a gritty, hacked-electronics edge.
The design appears intended to reinterpret an italic grotesque through a faceted, polygonal lens—prioritizing a futuristic, machined texture over smooth curve continuity. Its consistent chamfers and clipped terminals suggest a deliberate system aimed at signaling speed, technology, and industrial precision.
The italic angle is pronounced enough to suggest motion, and the faceting produces strong directional emphasis along horizontals and diagonals. At smaller sizes the clipped joins and tight apertures may read busier, whereas at display sizes the polygonal construction becomes a defining stylistic feature.