Sans Faceted Asba 9 is a very bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sportswear, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, military, retro, assertive, impact, ruggedness, systematic, attention, faceted, chamfered, angular, blocky, compact.
A compact, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and sharp chamfered corners that replace curves with planar facets. Letterforms are predominantly rectangular with consistent stroke thickness and tight interior counters, producing dense, high-contrast silhouettes. Terminals are blunt and often clipped at angles, and bowls (like in O, D, P, R) read as squared octagons rather than true rounds. The overall rhythm is rigid and geometric, with sturdy verticals and restrained diagonals that keep the texture uniform in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, titles, esports and sports branding, team numbers, packaging fronts, and bold wayfinding or label systems. It performs especially well where a compact footprint and strong silhouettes are needed to hold attention at distance or at large sizes.
The faceted construction and dense, blocky silhouettes evoke an industrial, no-nonsense tone with strong associations to athletic numbering, stenciled equipment labels, and utilitarian signage. Its crisp angles and compact fit give it a tough, engineered feel that reads as confident and emphatic in headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, compact display voice by translating a geometric sans structure into a faceted, chamfered vocabulary. The consistent straight-edge construction suggests a focus on ruggedness, reproducibility, and a unified industrial aesthetic across letters and numerals.
The face favors solidity over openness: counters are small, apertures are tight, and joins are kept simple, which helps maintain a consistent dark color across words. Numerals and capitals share the same clipped-corner logic, reinforcing a cohesive, system-like look across alphanumerics.