Sans Superellipse Pimus 5 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Mouzambik' by Kereatype, 'Milky Bar' by Malgorzata Bartosik, 'Heroic Condensed' by TypeTrust, and 'Ggx89' by Typodermic (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, industrial, condensed, assertive, retro, utilitarian, space-saving impact, signage clarity, modern industrial, retro display, tall, compact, squared-round, monoline, high-impact.
A tall, compact sans with tightly controlled proportions and a strong vertical emphasis. Strokes are monoline and clean, with corners softened into squared-round (superellipse-like) curves that give bowls and counters a rounded-rectangle feel. Terminals are mostly blunt and straight, producing a crisp, poster-ready silhouette; curved letters like C, G, O, and S keep a flattened, verticalized roundness rather than true circles. The texture is dense and rhythmic in lines of text, with minimal stroke modulation and clear, blocky forms in the numerals.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and packaging where a dense, high-impact word shape is useful. It also works well for branding marks or short bursts of copy that benefit from a tall, compact, industrial voice; it is less naturally tuned for long, comfortable reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is forceful and no-nonsense, balancing modern signage clarity with a subtle retro, industrial flavor. Its tall geometry and compact spacing feel efficient and authoritative, lending an engineered, utilitarian character rather than a friendly or delicate one.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a compact horizontal footprint, using squared-round geometry to keep forms sturdy and consistent. It aims for clear, punchy letterforms that maintain a disciplined rhythm in all-caps and mixed-case display typography.
Round letters are visibly squarish, and many glyphs prioritize straight sides and compact counters, enhancing a uniform, architectural rhythm. The figures and capitals read especially well as bold shapes, making the face feel at home in high-contrast layouts and headline settings.