Sans Faceted Kafo 13 is a bold, very wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, gaming, interfaces, futuristic, techno, mechanical, industrial, sci-fi, system look, tech branding, display impact, geometric rigor, octagonal, chamfered, angular, blocky, modular.
A geometric display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with hard chamfers and short diagonal facets. Strokes are consistently heavy and even, with square terminals and occasional wedge-like joins that keep counters open and rectangular. Proportions run broad with a low, extended silhouette; many glyphs use octagonal bowls and squared apertures, creating a uniform, machined rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals. The design favors clear horizontals and verticals with controlled diagonal cuts, giving it a crisp, engineered texture in text lines.
Best suited for display use—headlines, posters, titles, and logo lockups where the angular detailing can be appreciated. It also fits UI theming, gaming graphics, and sci‑fi/tech packaging where a hard-edged, engineered voice is desired, while longer body copy may feel dense due to the heavy strokes and geometric counters.
The overall tone reads futuristic and mechanical, like lettering cut from panels or rendered on a spacecraft interface. Its faceted construction suggests speed, precision, and an industrial, high-tech attitude rather than warmth or tradition.
The design appears intended to translate a technical, panel-cut aesthetic into a consistent alphabet, using chamfered geometry to evoke modern machinery and digital hardware. It prioritizes strong silhouette and thematic coherence over soft readability, aiming for a distinctive, systemized look.
At larger sizes the faceting becomes a defining feature, while in smaller settings the tightly squared counters and notches can add visual noise. The numerals and round letters share the same octagonal logic, reinforcing a cohesive system feel across alphanumerics.