Sans Faceted Ombe 1 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, technical, industrial, futuristic, sporty, utilitarian, geometric voice, hard-edged styling, display impact, machine-like precision, angular, faceted, chamfered, octagonal, monolinear.
A monolinear sans built from straight strokes and crisp chamfered corners, replacing curves with planar facets and clipped terminals. Counters and bowls tend toward octagonal forms, giving rounded letters like C, G, O, and Q a geometric, engineered feel. Proportions are compact with a relatively tall cap presence, and the lowercase keeps a straightforward construction with single‑storey a and g and simple vertical stems. Overall spacing and rhythm read clean and even, with consistently sharp joins and a strong, graphic silhouette.
Best suited to display-driven work where the faceted geometry can be clearly appreciated—headlines, posters, logos, and bold packaging or product labeling. It can also work for short UI labels or signage where a crisp, engineered voice is desirable, but will be most distinctive when set at larger sizes.
The faceted construction and clipped corners convey a technical, industrial tone with a subtle sci‑fi edge. It feels precise and machine-made—more like labeling or instrumentation than handwriting or editorial typography. The look can also read sporty, like team numerals or equipment markings, thanks to its hard angles and sturdy, no-nonsense forms.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric sans into a hard-edged, faceted system, emphasizing sharp corners and clipped curves for a modern, fabricated aesthetic. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and consistent angular logic to evoke precision and durability in contemporary branding and display settings.
The uppercase shows especially pronounced corner cuts, while the lowercase mixes angular bowls with simpler, more open forms; this creates a slightly more approachable texture in text than the caps suggest. Numerals follow the same chamfered logic, producing strong, sign-like figures that hold their shape at display sizes.