Sans Superellipse Uknup 13 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Gainsborough' by Fenotype, 'Posey' by Graphicfresh, 'Gemsbuck Pro' by Studio Fat Cat, 'Radley' by Variatype, and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, techno, sporty, poster, space saving, high impact, modern utility, branding, condensed, blocky, squared, rounded corners, modular.
A condensed, heavy sans with squared, superellipse-style curves and prominently rounded corners. Strokes are uniform and dense, with tight counters and compact apertures that create a strong, block-like texture in lines of text. Curved letters (C, O, S) read as rounded rectangles rather than circles, while diagonals (A, K, V, W, X, Y) are sturdy and minimally tapered. Terminals are mostly flat and clipped, contributing to a rigid, engineered rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
This font works best for short-to-medium display settings where impact and space efficiency are important—headlines, posters, packaging panels, and bold UI or signage callouts. It can also suit sports and tech branding where a compact, rugged wordmark is needed.
The overall tone is assertive and utilitarian, with a contemporary, technical feel. Its compressed width and solid fill push it toward energetic, attention-grabbing display use, evoking industrial labeling, sports graphics, and arcade/tech interfaces.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in a tight horizontal footprint, using rounded-rectangular geometry to keep the forms friendly enough to read while still feeling mechanical and robust.
Lowercase forms largely echo the uppercase construction, emphasizing uniformity over calligraphic variation. Numerals are similarly compact and chunky, matching the font’s squared geometry and maintaining consistent visual weight across mixed alphanumerics.