Sans Superellipse Unno 8 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, posters, ui display, gaming, futuristic, tech, industrial, sci‑fi, sporty, tech branding, high impact, systematic geometry, display emphasis, square-rounded, geometric, angular, extended, compact counters.
This typeface is built from rounded-rectangle (superellipse) forms with heavy, even strokes and crisp terminals. Curves are squared-off and corners are consistently radiused, producing boxy bowls in characters like O, C, D, and G. Counters tend to be narrow and rectangular, with frequent use of horizontal cut-ins and notches that create a mechanical, modular feel (notably in E, F, S, and the numerals). Diagonals appear in K, V, W, X, and Z as clean, straight joins, while vertical stems and arches stay sturdy and uniform, yielding a dense, high-impact texture in text.
Best suited to display applications where impact and a techno-industrial voice are desired: logos, title treatments, posters, packaging, esports and gaming graphics, and interface headings. It can work for short blocks of text in large sizes, but the tight counters and internal cutouts suggest avoiding very small settings where details may fill in.
The overall tone is assertive and synthetic, evoking digital interfaces, machinery labeling, and sci‑fi branding. Its squared curves and systematic cutouts give it a precise, engineered character that reads as modern and performance-oriented rather than friendly or calligraphic.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-tech aesthetic by combining squared geometry with consistent rounding and strategic ink traps/cut-ins. The goal is strong presence and quick recognition in branding and display contexts, with a cohesive system of forms across letters and numerals.
Lowercase follows the same squared, superelliptical logic as the capitals, creating strong stylistic cohesion in mixed-case settings. Several glyphs incorporate distinctive internal bars or slits (for example in a/e and some numerals), which adds identity but also increases visual busyness at smaller sizes. The punctuation and dots shown are solid and bold, matching the weight of the letterforms.