Sans Superellipse Dyko 5 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui text, signage, branding, dashboards, packaging, clean, modern, technical, calm, systematic, clarity, neutrality, modernity, approachability, system feel, rounded corners, squared bowls, geometric, monolinear, open apertures.
This typeface uses a geometric, monolinear construction with rounded-rectangle (superellipse) curves and consistently softened corners. Strokes are even and smooth, with squared bowls and counters that feel engineered rather than calligraphic. Terminals are predominantly straight-cut, and the overall rhythm is steady and uncluttered, aided by generous internal spacing and open apertures in key forms. Uppercase shapes read compact and controlled, while lowercase forms keep a simple, utilitarian structure with minimal modulation.
It suits interface typography, dashboards, and product ecosystems where a clean, consistent geometry supports scanning and repeatable layouts. The softened corners also make it a good fit for wayfinding and environmental graphics, as well as contemporary branding where a friendly-tech tone is desired.
The overall tone is contemporary and restrained, with a quietly technical feel. Rounded corners soften the otherwise systematic geometry, producing an approachable “device UI” character rather than a cold industrial one. It communicates clarity and order, making it feel dependable and neutral in voice.
The letterforms appear designed to combine the precision of geometric construction with softened edges for approachability. The consistent stroke behavior and rounded-rectangular curves suggest an intention to create a highly legible sans that feels contemporary, stable, and well-suited to digital and product contexts.
The design language strongly favors rounded-square silhouettes in bowls (notably in letters like O/Q and rounded lowercase forms), giving the face a distinctive superelliptic signature. Numerals follow the same logic with rounded, rectilinear curves and straightforward, highly legible forms.