Sans Superellipse Gimik 13 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, logos, playful, retro, friendly, chunky, quirky, impact, approachability, retro flavor, display clarity, rounded, soft, blocky, compact, high-contrast counters.
A heavy, rounded sans with a superellipse construction: corners are broadly curved, curves feel squarish rather than purely circular, and terminals are blunt with minimal taper. Strokes are consistently thick, producing compact counters and strong silhouette shapes, especially in letters like B, P, R, and a. The rhythm is steady and geometric, with slightly idiosyncratic joins and notches that add character while keeping the overall forms clean and legible at display sizes. Numerals and lowercase share the same chunky, rounded-rectangle logic, giving the set a cohesive, poster-like color on the page.
Well-suited to headlines, posters, and short emphatic lines where a strong, rounded geometric presence is desired. It also fits branding and packaging that benefit from a friendly, retro-leaning display voice, and can work for logo wordmarks when used at sizes that preserve the tight counters.
The tone is bold and upbeat, with a soft-edged, toy-block confidence that reads as friendly rather than aggressive. Its rounded geometry and compact counters evoke mid-century display lettering and contemporary packaging aesthetics, creating a cheerful, approachable voice with a hint of retro novelty.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with soft, rounded geometry—combining a robust, high-ink footprint with a playful, approachable character. Its consistent superellipse shapes suggest a focus on cohesive display typography rather than neutral text setting.
The face maintains consistent corner radii and a sturdy baseline feel, which helps it hold together in dense words. The heavy weight and small apertures suggest it will look best with generous tracking and at larger sizes where interior spaces can breathe.