Sans Superellipse Pokol 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, quirky, retro, playful, handmade, friendly, display charm, retro flavor, friendly branding, graphic voice, rounded corners, tall ascenders, open counters, quirky terminals, high-waisted caps.
A condensed sans with a softly squared, superelliptical construction and rounded corners throughout. Strokes stay mostly even with subtly swelling joins, creating a gently modulated rhythm rather than strict monoline uniformity. Many letters show tall, narrow bowls and straight-sided stems, with occasional tapered or angled terminals (notably in diagonals and arms) that add a hand-cut feel. Counters tend to be open and vertically oriented, and the overall spacing reads slightly irregular in a deliberate, lively way.
Best suited to display sizes where its idiosyncratic shapes and compact proportions can read clearly and add personality—such as headlines, posters, logos, packaging, and signage. It can work for short bursts of text (taglines, pull quotes) when a playful, vintage-tinged voice is desired.
The tone is whimsical and retro-leaning, evoking mid-century display lettering and playful signage. Its quirky proportions and softened geometry give it a friendly, approachable voice that feels crafted rather than purely mechanical.
The design appears intended to merge rounded-rectangle geometry with an informal, hand-drawn sensibility, producing a compact display sans that feels both structured and quirky. Its goal seems to be immediate recognizability and charm in branding and editorial headlines rather than neutral, long-form text setting.
Distinctive forms like the looped/countered capital A, narrow arches in M and N, and the stylized Q with a pointed tail contribute to a characterful alphabet. Numerals follow the same rounded-rectangle logic, with simplified, graphic silhouettes that prioritize personality over neutrality.