Sans Superellipse Jana 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, sports branding, retro, blocky, industrial, playful, sturdy, impact, nostalgia, display, branding, signage, geometric, rounded corners, squared bowls, compact apertures, uniform strokes.
A heavy, geometric sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse-like forms. Strokes are broadly uniform with squared terminals softened by generous corner radii, producing chunky counters and compact apertures. Curves resolve into squarish bowls (notably in O/C/G and the lowercase rounds), and diagonals on letters like V, W, and N read as solid, wedge-like shapes. Spacing feels intentionally tight and mass-forward, emphasizing silhouette clarity over interior openness.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of text where high impact and strong silhouettes matter—posters, signage, packaging, album art, and logo/wordmark work. It also fits bold, retro-leaning identities and sports or event branding where dense shapes reproduce well at large sizes.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a distinctly retro, poster-era feel. Its soft-squared geometry adds a friendly, toy-block playfulness while still reading as industrial and utilitarian. The dense black shapes create a confident, attention-grabbing voice suited to impact-driven typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a soft, rounded-rect geometry—combining sturdy, machined-looking construction with approachable curves. It prioritizes iconic letter silhouettes and a consistent, modular feel for display typography.
The lowercase follows the same chunky construction as the caps, with single-storey forms and minimal stroke modulation. Numerals are similarly monolithic, with squared curves and small counters that reinforce a cohesive, stamp-like rhythm across alphanumerics.