Sans Superellipse Kipo 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, signage, posters, headlines, tech branding, techno, modular, retro-futurist, clinical, geometric, futuristic voice, modular system, display clarity, industrial feel, rounded corners, monoline, condensed, rectilinear, semi-stencil.
A condensed, monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle (superelliptic) geometry. Strokes keep an even weight with softened corners and squared-off curves, producing counters that read as boxes with radiused edges. Many joins and terminals are simplified into straight segments and short bridges, giving several letters a semi-stencil feel (e.g., gaps or separated strokes on forms like S, a, and q). Proportions are tall and narrow with compact bowls and restrained apertures, and the overall rhythm is crisp and engineered rather than calligraphic.
Best suited to large sizes where the rounded-rect geometry and stencil-like details stay clear: UI/UX labels, wayfinding and environmental graphics, product marking, tech and gaming branding, and poster or headline typography. In dense paragraph settings, the condensed width and simplified apertures may ask for generous spacing and sizes to preserve clarity.
The design conveys a futuristic, instrumental tone—like interface labeling, sci‑fi titling, or industrial signage. Its rounded-square construction and occasional stencil breaks add a modular, fabricated character that feels both retro-digital and contemporary.
The font appears designed to translate a rounded-square module into a full alphanumeric set, prioritizing a consistent geometric system and a futuristic, manufactured voice. The restrained contrast and simplified stroke logic suggest an aim for clean reproduction in digital and print contexts where a technical aesthetic is desired.
Distinctive display traits include squared, rounded counters in O/D/Q and a boxy, angular treatment of curves across the set. The lowercase includes single-storey forms and simplified constructions, and the numerals are similarly geometric, reinforcing a consistent systemized look across letters and figures.