Sans Faceted Povo 2 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: game titles, book covers, posters, branding, packaging, arcane, fantasy, edgy, ancient, hand-forged, evoke runes, add bite, signal fantasy, create texture, stand out, angular, chiseled, polygonal, spiky terminals, runic forms.
Letterforms are built from straight strokes and crisp corners, replacing curves with planar cuts and wedge-like joins. Strokes maintain a consistent visual weight while terminals often taper into points, producing a chiseled silhouette. Proportions are generally compact with tall, narrow impressions in many capitals, and spacing feels lively due to the irregular, faceted outlines. Counters are angular and often polygonal, reinforcing a geometric, carved look across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display roles where its angular texture can lead the visual identity—titles, logos, packaging accents, and short passages. It fits particularly well in fantasy and adventure contexts such as game UI, tabletop materials, book covers, and event graphics. For longer reading, it will perform more reliably at moderate sizes with generous tracking, where the faceted forms have room to resolve.
This typeface projects an angular, rune-like energy that feels mysterious and slightly aggressive. The sharp facets and broken-curve geometry create a handcrafted, fantasy-adjacent tone that can read as ancient, arcane, or game-world. Overall, it gives a bold, emblematic voice rather than a neutral everyday texture.
The design appears intended to translate a carved or inscribed aesthetic into a usable text face, emphasizing facets and pointed terminals to suggest runes, stone-cut lettering, or weapon-like geometry. It prioritizes distinctive texture and atmosphere over conventional smoothness, aiming for a recognizable voice in headlines and thematic settings.
The uppercase set reads especially emblematic, while the lowercase maintains the same faceted logic for a cohesive tone in mixed-case text. Numerals and punctuation follow the same sharp, cut-stone construction, helping the font keep a consistent, thematic rhythm across typical display copy.