Sans Faceted Urwy 1 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, posters, headlines, gaming ui, sports branding, futuristic, industrial, aggressive, techno, arcade, impact, sci‑fi, branding, display, interface, angular, blocky, geometric, chamfered, compact.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and planar chamfers, replacing curves with crisp facets. The forms are wide and squat with a tall lowercase presence and large, mostly rectangular counters, producing a dense, high-impact texture. Terminals are clipped at consistent angles, with tight joins and a generally uniform stroke thickness; diagonals appear as stepped, cut-in planes rather than smooth transitions. The overall rhythm is assertive and mechanical, with distinctive cutouts and notch-like apertures that keep the large black shapes legible at display sizes.
Best suited for logos, esports and sports identities, posters, packaging, and bold headlines where the faceted silhouettes can dominate the page. It also fits game titles and UI labels that benefit from a mechanical, sci‑fi voice, while longer paragraphs will feel intentionally loud and graphic.
The typeface projects a sharp, armored tone that reads as futuristic and industrial. Its faceted construction suggests machinery, sci‑fi interfaces, and action-oriented branding, giving text a forceful, game-like energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through broad proportions, minimal modulation, and a consistent system of angled cuts, creating a stylized techno voice that remains coherent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Letter construction leans on rectangular geometry, with squared bowls and octagonal silhouettes that create strong silhouette recognition. The punctuation shown (period, apostrophe, ampersand) follows the same blocky logic, and numerals echo the faceted caps for a cohesive display set.