Shadow Mazi 12 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, game ui, packaging, sci-fi, industrial, techy, retro, futuristic, futurism, industrial flavor, display impact, thematic branding, stencil-like, rounded, modular, notched, inline.
A heavy, rounded sans with modular construction and squared counters, built from broad strokes that turn via softened corners. Many glyphs include deliberate interior cut-ins and small notches that create a stencil-like, carved rhythm, while several forms show an inline/offset detail that reads as a built-in depth accent rather than a purely flat silhouette. Terminals are mostly blunt and squared, with occasional chamfered or angled joins (notably in diagonals), giving the set a mechanical, engineered feel. Numerals and capitals are compact and blocky, and the lowercase follows the same geometric logic with simplified bowls and a consistently weighty texture in text.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, poster typography, logos, title cards, and game or tech-themed UI elements where its notched, dimensional detailing can read clearly. It can also work for short labels on packaging or signage, especially in sci-fi or industrial contexts.
The overall tone feels futuristic and industrial—like labeling on equipment, spacecraft panels, or arcade-era interfaces. The cut-ins and depth accents add a slightly ominous, high-tech edge while keeping the style playful enough for entertainment branding.
The design appears intended to merge a geometric, machine-made skeleton with carved cutouts and subtle depth cues, creating a distinctive techno display face that stands apart from plain grotesques. The goal is strong impact and theme-setting character rather than neutral body-text readability.
The notch placement and inner cut shapes create strong negative-space patterns that become a key identifying feature at display sizes. In longer text the dense weight and internal detailing produce a dark, textured color, making it most effective when given generous size and spacing.