Sans Superellipse Kihy 1 is a regular weight, very wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, logos, posters, packaging, techy, retro-futurist, friendly, sleek, playful, futuristic tone, geometric branding, distinctive display, softened tech, rounded corners, pill terminals, soft geometry, modular, display.
This typeface is built from rounded-rectangle geometry with smooth superellipse curves and squared-off, softened corners. Strokes stay clean and crisp, with notable thick-to-thin transitions that read as sculpted rather than calligraphic. Many joins are simplified and slightly modular, and terminals often finish in blunt, pill-like cuts. Counters are generous and rounded, giving letters a roomy, open feel, while overall letterforms lean toward wide, horizontal proportions and a steady, engineered rhythm.
It works best for display settings such as headlines, brand marks, product identities, posters, and packaging where its rounded-rect aesthetic can carry the visual theme. It can also fit UI or tech-themed graphics when used at larger sizes, where the counters and contrast remain clear.
The overall tone feels futuristic and gadget-like, with a soft, friendly edge from the rounded architecture. It suggests retro sci-fi and late-modern industrial design—clean, confident, and a bit playful—rather than neutral corporate minimalism.
The design appears intended to merge a clean sans structure with superelliptical, rounded-rect construction to create a distinctive, contemporary silhouette. Its wide stance and simplified joins emphasize recognizability and a constructed, industrial feel over traditional typographic neutrality.
In text, the distinctive geometry is highly recognizable, especially in curved letters and the numerals. The strong shape language can dominate a page, making it better suited to situations where personality is desired rather than disappearing into long-form reading.