Sans Faceted Buvi 14 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, packaging, industrial, techno, arcade, futuristic, aggressive, impact, sci-fi, machined, retro-tech, branding, angular, geometric, beveled, blocky, octagonal.
A heavy, geometric sans built from crisp planar cuts rather than curves. Strokes stay essentially uniform, with corners chamfered into faceted angles that create an octagonal, machined silhouette across the set. Counters are compact and often polygonal, giving letters a dense, punched-in feel, while terminals tend to finish in straight, clipped edges. The overall rhythm is tight and sturdy, with squared shoulders, hard diagonals, and a consistently rugged outline that reads like stenciled metal or carved plastic.
Best suited to display applications where its faceted geometry can be appreciated: headlines, posters, logo marks, esports/gaming branding, album art, and packaging. It can also work for UI callouts, labels, or title cards when used sparingly and at larger sizes, where the compact counters remain clear.
The face projects a bold, mechanical energy—part sci-fi interface, part arcade cabinet lettering. Its sharp facets and compact counters feel engineered and assertive, lending a no-nonsense tone that suggests speed, strength, and technical precision. The stylization also introduces a playful retro-futurism that fits game and gadget aesthetics without becoming ornamental.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, engineered look using consistent stroke weight and angular, chamfered construction. By replacing curves with planar facets and keeping counters tight, it prioritizes a strong silhouette and high-impact texture for attention-grabbing display typography.
In text, the dense interior spaces and frequent chamfers create strong texture and a distinctive zig-zag cadence, especially where diagonals meet (e.g., V, W, X, Y). The numerals follow the same cut-corner logic, producing a cohesive system that stays highly recognizable at display sizes. Because the design relies on small counters and tight joins, it is visually most comfortable when given adequate size and spacing.