Sans Faceted Ofba 12 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Nulato' by Stefan Stoychev, 'Hockeynight Sans' by XTOPH, and 'Manifest' by Yasin Yalcin (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, wayfinding, industrial, athletic, technical, assertive, retro, space saving, high impact, geometric toughness, signage clarity, octagonal, angular, faceted, blocky, condensed.
A condensed, heavy sans with strongly faceted construction, replacing curves with clipped corners and short diagonal cuts. Strokes stay largely uniform in thickness, producing a crisp, monoline silhouette with sharp terminals and squared-off counters. Geometry leans on octagonal forms (notably in O/0 and rounded letters), while diagonals in A, V, W, X, and Y are steep and sturdy, giving a compact rhythm. Lowercase follows the same angular logic with tight apertures and straight-sided bowls, and figures are similarly planed and chamfered for a consistent, stencil-like solidity without actual breaks.
Best suited to display typography where strong presence and compact width are useful: posters, headlines, sports branding, team merchandise, packaging, and bold signage or wayfinding. It also works well for labels and UI moments that benefit from a rugged, technical voice, provided sizes are generous enough to preserve the tight counters.
The overall tone feels tough and utilitarian, with an athletic scoreboard/jersey energy and a technical, fabricated look. Its sharp facets and dense footprints read as confident and no-nonsense, leaning slightly retro in the way it echoes classic sports and industrial labeling styles.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a narrow footprint by using uniform heavy strokes and a distinctive faceted geometry. Its consistent chamfered corners and octagonal rounding suggest a deliberate goal of evoking engineered, cut-metal shapes while keeping forms simple and highly repeatable across the character set.
The face maintains high visual uniformity across caps, lowercase, and numerals through repeated corner chamfers and planar joins, which helps text blocks look cohesive at display sizes. The condensed proportions and tight internal spaces can make dense paragraphs feel dark, but they amplify impact in short phrases and headings.