Sans Faceted Desu 7 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, packaging, industrial, sporty, retro, assertive, techy, high impact, geometric branding, machined look, display clarity, faceted, blocky, angular, chamfered, octagonal.
A heavy, block-built sans with angular, faceted construction that replaces curves with crisp chamfers and planar cuts. Strokes are uniformly thick with minimal modulation, producing strong, poster-like color and solid counters. Terminals and corners are consistently clipped, yielding an octagonal, machined rhythm across uppercase, lowercase, and figures. Proportions read compact and sturdy, with broad shoulders and squared bowls; spacing is generous enough to keep the dense shapes legible at display sizes.
Best suited to large-scale applications where its dense black shapes and crisp facets can read clearly—headlines, posters, event graphics, and bold brand marks. It also works well for sports identity, product packaging, and short, emphatic UI labels or badges where an engineered, angular voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and utilitarian, with a confident, industrial edge. Its faceted geometry suggests hardware, signage, and sports branding, while the squared silhouettes add a retro arcade/scoreboard flavor. The font feels loud and direct, prioritizing impact over subtlety.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through a consistent system of chamfered corners and squared geometry, creating a distinctive faceted look that stays cohesive across the character set. It aims to evoke a constructed, machine-cut aesthetic while remaining straightforward and highly legible in display settings.
Counters tend to be rectangular or slot-like, and diagonals appear as stepped or clipped facets rather than smooth curves, reinforcing the mechanical aesthetic. The lowercase echoes the uppercase structure closely, keeping a uniform, monolithic texture in text lines.