Sans Faceted Ashu 2 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Outlast' by BoxTube Labs, 'Bunday Sans' by Buntype, 'EFCO Fairley' by Ephemera Fonts, 'Gainsborough' by Fenotype, 'Herchey' by Ilham Herry, 'Obvia Narrow' by Typefolio, and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, apparel, industrial, sporty, commanding, retro, impact, strength, branding, legibility, blocky, angular, chiseled, geometric, compact.
A heavy, block-driven display face built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Counters are tight and mostly rectilinear, and the joins stay blunt and stable, creating a dense, compact color on the page. Uppercase forms lean toward squared, sign-like construction, while the lowercase follows the same angular logic with sturdy stems and simplified bowls. Numerals echo the same cut-corner geometry for a consistent, stencil-like solidity without actual breaks.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging where strong geometry is an advantage. It also fits sports-themed graphics, team or event materials, and apparel lettering, and can work for punchy UI labels when set with generous spacing.
The overall tone is tough and assertive, with a mechanized, no-nonsense presence. Its faceted construction reads as sporty and industrial, suggesting strength, impact, and a slightly retro, varsity-adjacent attitude.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through squared proportions and cut-corner detailing, offering a geometric alternative to rounded display sans styles. The consistent faceting across caps, lowercase, and figures suggests a focus on cohesive branding and bold titling rather than extended text reading.
The silhouette relies on clipped terminals and corner notches to create rhythm, so the face holds up best when given enough size to show those facets cleanly. The bold massing can tighten spacing visually in longer lines, especially where vertical strokes cluster.