Sans Faceted Umba 16 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, gaming ui, packaging, industrial, techno, futuristic, aggressive, arcade, high impact, tech styling, geometric rigor, hard-edged display, faceted, angular, geometric, blocky, stencil-like.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, with faceted cuts replacing curves throughout. Counters are mostly rectangular or octagonal, and joins form sharp planar angles that create a consistent, machined rhythm. The lowercase follows the same modular construction as the caps, with compact bowls and squared terminals, yielding a sturdy, sign-like texture in lines of text. Numerals and capitals share a uniform, block-based logic, producing strong silhouette clarity at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, branding marks, and game or tech interfaces where strong silhouettes and an angular theme are desirable. It can also work for short labels and packaging callouts, but the dense counters make it less ideal for extended body text.
The overall tone is industrial and techno, evoking arcade, sci‑fi, and hardware aesthetics. Its sharp facets and dense forms feel forceful and engineered, lending a tactical, high-impact character to headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, futuristic sans with a distinctly faceted construction—prioritizing impact, geometric consistency, and a machine-cut look over softness or calligraphic nuance.
The faceting is applied consistently across diagonals and rounded shapes, giving letters like O/Q and C/G an octagonal feel and making diagonals (V/W/X/Y) read as bold wedges. Interior openings are relatively small for the weight, which increases punch but can reduce comfort in long passages.