Sans Faceted Poma 1 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, packaging, children’s, headlines, playful, handmade, quirky, fantasy, casual, expressiveness, handmade feel, whimsy, carved look, informal display, angular, chiseled, faceted, irregular, spiky.
A compact, hand-drawn sans with chiseled, faceted construction that substitutes crisp angles and planar turns for smooth curves. Strokes are monolinear overall but intentionally uneven in edge quality, with slightly wavering stems, sharp joints, and tapered terminals that feel cut or carved. Counters are small-to-medium and often asymmetrical, and many rounded forms (like O/C/G and numerals) appear polygonal or segmented rather than fully circular. Spacing and widths vary by character, producing a lively rhythm and an informal, sketchlike consistency across the set.
Best suited to short display settings where its faceted, hand-rendered character can be appreciated—posters, book covers, packaging, game or event graphics, and playful branding. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but longer passages will look deliberately busy and stylized.
The overall tone is whimsical and crafty, with a light fantasy or storybook flavor. The angular, carved look reads as quirky and expressive rather than technical, giving text a charming, offbeat personality that feels human-made.
The design appears intended to evoke a hand-cut, carved, or marker-sketched feel through faceted geometry and irregular stroke edges, delivering a distinctive, whimsical voice while remaining legible. Its condensed, lively letterforms prioritize personality and rhythmic texture over strict uniformity.
Lowercase forms are compact with relatively modest ascenders/descenders, and the figures follow the same faceted logic, keeping a cohesive texture in mixed text. The distinctive angularity and uneven stroke behavior add character at display sizes, while the condensed silhouettes create a tight, lively word shape.