Sans Faceted Tyke 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: ui labels, signage, posters, packaging, logotypes, industrial, tech, utility, retro, compact economy, technical clarity, geometric voice, industrial branding, geometric, angular, chamfered, squarish, stenciled.
A compact, monoline sans built on a rigid, boxy skeleton with clipped corners that turn curves into small planar facets. Strokes stay consistently thick, with squared terminals and a generally rectangular footprint that produces a strong vertical rhythm. The faceting shows up in rounds like O, C, and G as octagonal-ish contours, while joins and counters remain tight and clean. Overall spacing is even and gridlike, emphasizing a disciplined, modular texture in lines of text.
This face works well for interface labels, dashboards, and technical graphics where a compact footprint and consistent stroke behavior are beneficial. It also suits bold headlines, short paragraphs, and branding applications that want an industrial or techno-leaning voice, including packaging, wayfinding, and product marks.
The design reads as engineered and utilitarian, with a subtle retro-digital flavor reminiscent of technical labeling and hardware graphics. Its angular chamfers add a mechanical edge, keeping the tone firm, pragmatic, and slightly futuristic without feeling decorative.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric sans into a faceted, chamfered system that stays highly regular and space-efficient. The goal seems to be a sturdy, modern workhorse aesthetic with a distinctive angular signature that holds up in both single characters and continuous text.
Distinctive cutoffs and notched shapes help differentiate similar forms, and the numerals share the same squared, faceted construction for a cohesive alphanumeric set. The dense, compact forms create strong word shapes and a consistent color in longer passages.