Sans Superellipse Wumi 5 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'EF Serpentine Serif' and 'Serpentine EF' by Elsner+Flake, 'Serpentine' and 'Serpentine Sans' by Image Club, 'Serpentine' by Linotype, and 'Serpentine' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, gaming ui, tech, industrial, sporty, futuristic, bold, impact, modernize, brandability, tech aesthetic, athletic voice, rounded corners, blocky, geometric, compact apertures, square counters.
A heavy, geometric sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse forms. Strokes are thick and assertive with crisp, squared terminals that soften into generous corner radii, creating a compact, blocky silhouette. Counters tend toward squarish shapes (notably in O/0, 8, 9), with relatively tight apertures and minimal interior detailing. The lowercase is sturdy and utilitarian, with a single-storey a and g, a flat-topped t, and a y that finishes with a pronounced horizontal foot; overall spacing feels built for impact and stability in display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where maximum presence is needed. The compact apertures and dense forms make it particularly effective for short bursts of text—team marks, product names, packaging callouts, event graphics, and UI/overlay elements in gaming or tech contexts—rather than long-form reading.
The tone reads confident and engineered—evoking sports graphics, arcade and sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial labeling. Its rounded-square geometry adds friendliness to an otherwise tough, machine-like presence, making it feel modern, punchy, and high-energy.
The design appears intended to translate rounded-square geometry into a powerful display voice, balancing hard edges with softened corners for a contemporary, athletic-tech aesthetic. It prioritizes recognizability and impact, with simplified shapes and consistent modular construction for strong branding cohesion.
Round letters are intentionally squarified, giving text a strong modular rhythm. Numerals follow the same system: 0 is a rounded rectangle, 1 is a simple vertical with minimal shaping, and 2–3 use flattened curves and horizontal cuts that reinforce a technical, stencil-like sensibility without actual breaks.