Sans Faceted Ebma 8 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, gaming, packaging, athletic, aggressive, industrial, futuristic, action, high impact, speed cue, rugged display, brand punch, angular, faceted, blocky, chiseled, slanted.
A heavy, right-leaning display sans built from sharp planar facets rather than smooth curves. Strokes are chunky and compact with clipped corners, creating octagonal counters and wedge-like terminals that feel cut from a single slab. The overall geometry is squarish and mechanical, with tight inner apertures and a consistent diagonal slant across caps, lowercase, and figures. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, emphasizing broad, stable shapes and hard angles.
Best used where impact and motion matter: sports identities, esports and gaming graphics, action-themed posters, bold headlines, and energetic packaging. It performs especially well at large sizes where the faceted detailing and sharp terminals can be appreciated without crowding.
The face projects speed and force, with a sporty, combative tone that reads like performance branding. Its chiseled angles and forward motion suggest action, machinery, and competitive energy rather than softness or neutrality. The overall impression is loud and confident, suited to attention-grabbing statements.
The design appears intended to translate italic momentum into a hard-edged, engineered look, replacing curves with bevel-like cuts for a rugged, modern display voice. It prioritizes immediate visual punch and a sense of speed over quiet readability.
In text settings the dense stroke mass and narrow counters create strong black shapes and a compact rhythm, while the faceted cuts add texture and character at larger sizes. The pronounced slant and angular joins make it more effective for short bursts than for extended reading.