Sans Superellipse Arkel 5 is a very light, very wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A monoline sans built from straight strokes and superelliptic, rounded-rectangle curves. Corners are broadly radiused, giving bowls and rectangular counters a soft, engineered feel, while diagonals stay crisp and clean. The design leans forward with a consistent slant, and the wide proportions plus generous sidebearings create an airy texture. Curves transition smoothly into horizontals and verticals, producing a streamlined rhythm across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display sizes where its thin strokes and distinctive rounded-rect geometry stay clear—such as UI headers, product branding, tech packaging, posters, and short signage phrases. In longer passages, it works most comfortably with ample size, tracking, and line spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is contemporary and tech-forward, with a calm, precision-made character. Rounded geometry keeps it friendly and approachable, while the slanted stance and wide shapes add motion and a mildly sci‑fi flavor without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to merge geometric clarity with softened superelliptic forms, creating a modernist, forward-leaning voice that feels engineered rather than calligraphic. Its wide stance and rounded-rectangle structure suggest an emphasis on contemporary interface and technology-oriented aesthetics.
Several forms emphasize squared-off rounds (notably in characters like O/C/G and 0/8/9), reinforcing the superellipse theme. Terminals are generally blunt and clean, and the thin stroke weight makes spacing and letterfit especially prominent in text settings.