Sans Faceted Yipi 8 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, sports branding, gaming ui, industrial, aggressive, retro, sporty, game-like, impact, speed, toughness, modern edge, branding, angular, faceted, blocky, compact counters, high-impact.
A heavy, forward-slanted display sans built from sharp, planar facets rather than smooth curves. Strokes are thick and consistently weighty, with clipped corners, chamfered joins, and polygonal bowls that create a carved, wedge-like texture across words. Counters are tight and often angular, apertures are small, and the overall rhythm is dense, producing strong dark mass and assertive silhouettes. The figures and capitals maintain the same faceted construction, with squarish, notched forms and emphatic diagonals that reinforce the slanted momentum.
Best suited to short, high-impact typography such as posters, headlines, event graphics, team or esports branding, and bold logo wordmarks. It can also work for game interfaces, packaging callouts, and promotional lockups where an aggressive, angular voice is desired, while longer passages benefit from generous sizing and careful tracking.
The font projects a hard-edged, mechanical energy with a punchy, competitive tone. Its faceted geometry suggests speed, toughness, and a slightly retro arcade or motorsport attitude, making text feel loud and driven rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through dense black shapes and a consistent faceted construction, translating curved forms into chiseled polygons for a tougher, speed-oriented look. The slanted stance and sharp terminals emphasize motion and intensity, prioritizing character and presence over quiet readability.
In longer lines the tight counters and heavy fill increase visual density, so spacing and size choices will strongly affect clarity. The consistent facet language gives the set a cohesive “cut metal” feel, especially in rounded letters and numerals where curves are replaced by angled planes.