Sans Faceted Pobu 1 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, game ui, sci-fi titles, futuristic, angular, techno, cryptic, geometric, sci-fi theming, geometric voice, iconic shapes, constructed look, faceted, monolinear, chamfered, stencil-like, rune-like.
A sharply faceted, monolinear sans with planar strokes that replace curves with angled segments and chamfered joins. Forms are built from straight lines and clipped corners, producing diamond-like bowls (notably in O/0 and several lowercase counters) and pointed terminals throughout. Proportions feel open and airy with generous internal space, while glyph widths vary noticeably, giving the text a lively, irregular rhythm despite consistent stroke weight. Diacritics and punctuation follow the same hard-edged logic, with the period rendered as a small diamond.
Best suited to display settings where its angular texture can be appreciated: sci‑fi or techno titling, gaming interfaces, event posters, album/film graphics, and branding that benefits from a constructed, geometric voice. It can work for short pull quotes or navigation labels, but long passages may feel busy due to the persistent faceting and varied glyph widths.
The overall tone is futuristic and coded, with a techno, game-UI sensibility and a hint of runic or sci‑fi inscription. The crisp facets and angular counters create a cool, mechanical voice that reads as deliberate and constructed rather than casual or humanist.
The letterforms appear designed to translate a clean sans skeleton into a faceted, planar system, emphasizing sharp geometry and iconic, diamond-like counters to create a distinctive themed aesthetic. The consistent monolinear stroke and clipped terminals suggest an intention to remain legible while strongly signaling a futuristic, engineered identity.
The design leans on distinctive silhouettes for recognition—especially in letters that typically rely on curves—so word shapes look spiky and patterned. At smaller sizes the many diagonals and tight corners may visually merge, while at display sizes the faceting becomes a defining texture.