Sans Faceted Afpy 8 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Coastal' by Arkitype, 'Grand' by North Type, and 'Chigo' by Umka Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, stenciled, assertive, retro, space saving, high impact, geometric styling, signage clarity, blocky, angular, octagonal, condensed, squared.
A condensed, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with planar facets. Terminals and joins are sharply chamfered, giving many bowls and counters an octagonal feel (notably in O, Q, and numerals). Strokes remain uniform and sturdy, with tight internal counters and compact apertures that emphasize a dense, vertical rhythm. Lowercase forms are simplified and sturdy, with single‑storey a and g, short ascenders/descenders relative to the overall height, and squared punctuation-like details (e.g., the j and i dots) that match the faceted theme.
Best suited to display applications where impact and compact width are useful: posters, bold headlines, sports or team-style branding, packaging panels, and wayfinding/signage. It performs well in all-caps titling and short bursts of copy where its angular silhouettes can be appreciated.
The overall tone is bold and utilitarian, evoking signage, sports titling, and industrial labeling. Its hard edges and compressed proportions project urgency and strength, with a slightly retro, varsity-adjacent flavor rather than a soft contemporary feel.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in limited horizontal space, using faceted geometry to suggest strength and precision. By standardizing chamfered corners across letters and numerals, it aims for a cohesive, industrial display voice with clear, repeatable shapes.
The faceting is applied consistently across the alphabet and figures, producing strong silhouette recognition at large sizes. At smaller sizes, the combination of condensed widths and tight counters can make dense text feel darker and more compact, favoring short lines and headline settings over long reading.