Sans Superellipse Pinoh 10 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Cream Opera' by Factory738, 'Double Porter' by Fenotype, 'Canby JNL' by Jeff Levine, and 'Beachwood' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, authoritative, utilitarian, punchy, space saving, high impact, bold clarity, sturdy geometry, condensed, blocky, rounded corners, compact, monolinear.
This typeface is a heavy, compact sans with squared, superellipse-style contours and consistently rounded corners. Strokes are uniform and dense, with tight interior counters that keep letters feeling solid and space-efficient. The curves in letters like C, G, O, and S are built from rounded-rectangle geometry rather than circles, while joins and terminals stay blunt and straight. Overall rhythm is assertive and tightly packed, with clear, simplified forms and minimal modulation.
Best suited to short-form typography where impact matters—headlines, posters, branding lockups, packaging panels, and bold signage. The tight, condensed texture helps fit more characters into limited width while maintaining strong presence at display sizes.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with an industrial and athletic energy. Its compressed, blocky silhouettes feel commanding and pragmatic, suited to messages that should read as direct, tough, and high-impact.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and clarity in a compressed footprint, using superelliptical rounding to soften a strictly geometric, block-built structure. It prioritizes strong silhouette recognition and a consistent, sturdy texture for attention-grabbing display work.
Roundness is expressed through corner radii rather than fully circular bowls, giving the design a distinctive squared-off softness. The lowercase is simple and sturdy, with compact apertures and short extenders; figures match the same dense, straight-sided construction for a unified texture in headlines.