Sans Superellipse Afnot 11 is a light, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: code, ui, terminal, tables, labels, technical, utilitarian, minimal, retro, neutral, clarity, consistency, disambiguation, interface use, data alignment, geometric, rounded, boxy, clean, open.
This typeface uses a consistent monoline stroke with squared terminals and softly rounded corners, producing a rounded-rectangle (superellipse) construction in both curves and counters. Proportions are generously set, with broad letterforms, open apertures, and a steady, even rhythm characteristic of fixed-width spacing. Round characters like O and 0 read as squarish ovals, while straight-sided forms (H, N, M) keep a crisp, engineered feel. The lowercase is simple and schematic, with single-storey a and g, compact shoulders, and clear punctuation-like dots on i and j.
Well-suited for code editors, terminal interfaces, and technical documentation where consistent character widths aid scanning and alignment. It also works well in UI components, settings panels, dashboards, and any layout involving tables, forms, or data-heavy labels that benefit from a steady typographic grid.
The overall tone is calm and matter-of-fact, leaning toward a technical and tool-like voice rather than expressive or calligraphic. Its rounded geometry adds friendliness to an otherwise functional, systematic presence, evoking modern UI surfaces and retro terminal aesthetics at the same time.
The design appears intended to deliver a highly legible, systematized reading experience in fixed-width contexts, using rounded-rect geometry to keep the texture approachable while preserving a precise, engineered structure. Clear differentiation cues, like the slashed zero, suggest an emphasis on reducing ambiguity in technical text.
Numerals follow the same superelliptical logic; the slashed zero is prominent for disambiguation, reinforcing a code- and data-oriented emphasis. Diagonals (V, W, X, Y) are clean and restrained, and the font maintains a consistent visual color across mixed-case text despite its compact, modular shapes.