Sans Superellipse Gyden 13 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Stallman' and 'Stallman Round' by Par Défaut (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, gaming ui, tech branding, tech, arcade, futuristic, retro, industrial, digital aesthetic, display impact, retro tech, geometric clarity, glitch accent, modular, rounded corners, squared, geometric, blocky.
A modular, squared sans built from rounded-rectangle forms, with heavy monoline strokes and softly radiused corners. Curves resolve into superellipse-like bowls and counters, giving O/C/G a rounded-square silhouette rather than a true circle. Terminals are mostly flat and orthogonal, with occasional stepped, pixel-like notches in select letters that introduce a deliberate “glitch” texture. The lowercase is compact with simplified joins and a single-storey feel where applicable, and the numerals echo the same rounded-square construction with open, horizontal apertures.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and logos where its rounded-square geometry can read clearly and set a strong, tech-forward voice. It also fits gaming and retro-digital interfaces, packaging, and event graphics that benefit from a blocky futuristic feel. In longer passages, its distinctive stepped accents may be more effective as an occasional stylistic highlight than for continuous body text.
The overall tone is digital and game-adjacent, blending clean geometric clarity with a subtly hacked, retro-computing edge. It reads as confident and mechanical, with a playful arcade flavor created by the squared curves and occasional blocky interruptions.
The font appears designed to translate superelliptic, rounded-rectangle construction into a modern display sans, while adding selective pixel-step intrusions to evoke digital artifacts and retro game typography. The goal seems to be a sturdy, high-impact voice that stays geometric and legible while signaling “computer-made” character.
The design maintains a consistent rounded-rectangle logic across caps, lowercase, and figures, which helps it hold together in display settings. The stepped details appear selectively (not uniformly across all glyphs), creating visual spikes that can become a focal point in words and may be best used intentionally at larger sizes.