Sans Faceted Lato 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, titles, posters, game ui, packaging, runic, hand-carved, angular, mythic, quirky, inscriptional, fantasy branding, handmade texture, symbolic display, faceted, chiseled, polygonal, monoline, irregular.
This typeface is built from sharp, planar strokes that replace curves with crisp angles and facets, giving many glyphs a cut-from-stone geometry. Strokes are largely monoline with slightly uneven joins and terminals, producing a subtly hand-drawn, hand-carved rhythm rather than a mechanically perfect finish. Counters tend to be narrow and angular (often diamond-like), and several forms lean on straight diagonals and pointed apexes. Spacing and sidebearings feel intentionally inconsistent across characters, contributing to a lively, variable texture in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited for short-form display settings where its angular personality can lead: headlines, posters, book covers, game titles/UI accents, and themed packaging. It can also work for signage or labels in fantasy, historical, or handcrafted branding contexts, while longer passages should be used sparingly due to its highly stylized shapes.
The overall tone is rune-like and archaic, with a playful edge that reads as fantasy, adventure, or folklore rather than formal modernism. Its jagged facets and handmade irregularities suggest inscriptions, talismans, or map lettering, delivering an expressive, story-driven voice.
The design appears intended to translate carved or faceted mark-making into a usable alphabet, prioritizing a distinctive, inscriptional silhouette over conventional smooth readability. Its consistent use of planar angles and pointed terminals suggests a deliberate system aimed at evoking handcrafted, mythic environments in contemporary display typography.
Capitals are especially emblematic and geometric, while the lowercase keeps the same faceted logic with simplified, angular bowls and diagonals. Numerals follow the same chiseled construction, with pointed turns and diamond-like internal spaces that keep the set visually cohesive.