Sans Faceted Pafu 1 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui titles, game graphics, tech branding, posters, signage, techno, futuristic, industrial, digital, retro sci‑fi, sci‑fi styling, technical clarity, geometric consistency, display impact, angular, faceted, chamfered, rectilinear, monolinear.
A sharp, faceted sans with monoline strokes and consistent, squared-off geometry. Curves are largely replaced by planar segments and chamfered corners, producing octagonal counters in letters like O and 0 and a clipped, technical rhythm across the set. Terminals tend to end flat with occasional angled cuts, while joins stay clean and orthogonal, giving the design a constructed, modular feel. Lowercase forms are compact and schematic, with single-storey a and g, a short-armed r, and a simple, straight-tailed y; figures follow the same faceted logic with geometric 8 and squared 2/3 forms.
Best suited for display applications where its faceted geometry can read clearly: UI headings, game titles, tech or hardware branding, posters, and wayfinding/signage with a futuristic or industrial theme. It can work for short passages or captions when sized generously and given enough spacing.
The overall tone reads precise and engineered, with a distinctly sci‑fi interface character. Its angular construction and clipped corners evoke hardware labeling, digital instrumentation, and retro-futurist display typography rather than informal text use.
The typeface appears designed to translate a geometric, panel-cut aesthetic into a usable alphabet, prioritizing sharp construction and consistent chamfers over traditional curves. Its goal is to deliver a distinctive, technology-forward voice while keeping letterforms systematic and legible in headline contexts.
The design maintains a consistent facet language across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive. Open apertures and simplified interior shapes improve recognition at display sizes, while the tight, rectilinear detailing can appear busy when set too small.