Sans Superellipse Navo 2 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, retro, industrial, playful, techy, assertive, impact, distinctiveness, retro styling, modular system, rounded, blocky, stencil-like, modular, soft-cornered.
A heavy, soft-cornered display sans built from rounded-rectangle forms and compact counters. Strokes are thick with pronounced internal cut-ins and narrow apertures that create a high-ink, low-negative-space texture. Terminals are consistently squared-off with generous corner radii, and many glyphs show deliberate interior notches that read like a stencil or split-channel construction. Overall rhythm is tight and chunky, with uniform vertical stress and simplified, geometric curves.
Best suited to large-scale display settings where the chunky silhouettes and interior notches can be clearly perceived—headlines, posters, identity marks, packaging, and bold wayfinding or signage. It can also work for short UI labels or badges when set with ample size and spacing to preserve counter clarity.
The tone is bold and attention-grabbing with a retro-industrial flavor. Its modular, notched construction adds a playful, engineered character—suggesting machinery, signage, and 1970s/1980s display aesthetics—while the rounded corners keep it friendly rather than severe.
Designed to deliver maximum impact through compact, rounded-rect geometry and a consistent system of interior cut-ins. The goal appears to be a distinctive, modular display voice that feels both retro and engineered, optimized for branding and statement typography rather than continuous reading.
In the sample text, the dense letterforms and small counters create a strong black mass, especially in longer lines. The distinctive interior breaks are a defining motif and can become a dominant visual texture at smaller sizes or in extended passages.