Sans Superellipse Akny 5 is a regular weight, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, techy, retro-futurist, industrial, efficient, clean, space saving, systematic look, tech aesthetic, display impact, condensed, rounded corners, rectilinear, modular, geometric.
A condensed, monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry, with squared counters and softly radiused corners throughout. Strokes stay even and mechanical, producing a crisp, modular rhythm and consistent vertical emphasis. Curves are minimized in favor of superelliptic bowls and terminals, giving round letters a boxy silhouette; joins and corners remain smooth rather than sharp. The digit set follows the same rounded-rect construction, with clear, compact forms suited to tight settings.
This face is best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a condensed footprint and strong modular rhythm help fit more characters per line—headlines, posters, labels, and brand wordmarks. It also fits UI-style graphics and wayfinding-inspired layouts where rounded-rect geometry and consistent stroke weight support quick recognition.
The overall tone feels technical and streamlined, with a distinctly retro-digital flavor. Its box-rounded shapes suggest signage, interfaces, and engineered lettering—confident, functional, and slightly futuristic.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, contemporary-industrial voice using rounded-rect construction that stays friendly at corners while remaining rigid and system-like. It prioritizes uniformity and space efficiency over calligraphic nuance, aiming for a clean, engineered presence.
Spacing and sidebearings read tight and economical, reinforcing the condensed texture in words. The lowercase maintains a straightforward, constructed look that pairs well with the similarly compact capitals, keeping multi-line text visually uniform.