Sans Faceted Labo 8 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, gaming ui, tech branding, signage, techno, futuristic, industrial, arcade, tactical, futurism, industrial labeling, digital ui, sci‑fi styling, geometric clarity, angular, octagonal, chamfered, monoline, modular.
An angular, faceted sans with monoline strokes and consistent chamfered corners that replace most curves with straight segments. Counters tend toward octagonal forms (notably in O, Q, 0, 8, 9), and terminals are clipped at diagonals, producing a crisp, engineered silhouette. Proportions are generally compact with squarish rounds, while diagonals in letters like K, V, W, X, Y are sharply cut and clearly separated. Numerals follow the same polygonal construction, with a slashed zero and stepped, segmented forms for 2–5 that emphasize straight runs over smooth arcs.
Best suited to headlines, titles, logos, and short bursts of text where the faceted geometry can read clearly. It works well for gaming and sci‑fi themed UI, product/packaging accents, and signage or labels that benefit from a precise, industrial voice.
The overall tone reads as futuristic and technical, evoking digital interfaces, sci‑fi signage, and industrial labeling. Its hard corners and modular geometry give it an assertive, utilitarian feel with a playful arcade/retro-tech edge in display settings.
The design appears intended to translate a techno-industrial aesthetic into a coherent text/display face by systematically substituting curves with planar facets and chamfered joins. This creates a consistent, machine-cut look that remains legible while strongly signaling a futuristic visual identity.
Mixed-case construction maintains a consistent geometric language: lowercase inherits the same chamfered joints, with a single-storey a and g and a compact, angular s. The faceting creates strong texture at larger sizes, while the many diagonal cuts can make word shapes look busy in dense paragraphs.