Sans Superellipse Dokiw 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, social graphics, playful, quirky, retro, friendly, whimsical, compact display, friendly branding, retro modernity, quirky clarity, condensed, monoline, rounded, soft-cornered, bouncy.
A condensed, monoline sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly squared curves. Strokes stay even throughout, with terminals generally rounded and corners gently radiused, producing a smooth, tube-like feel. Proportions are tall and compact with tight internal counters on several letters, and the rhythm shows subtle width variation from glyph to glyph despite an overall narrow stance. The lowercase is simple and open, with single-storey forms where expected and clean, vertical stems that keep the texture light and consistent.
Best suited for headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where a narrow footprint and a personable voice are useful. It also works well for short UI labels or social graphics when you want a friendly condensed look, though its characterful proportions suggest keeping it to display sizes rather than dense body text.
The overall tone is cheerful and a little eccentric—like a hand-drawn display idea refined into a consistent system. Its rounded geometry and narrow, upright posture create a buoyant, upbeat voice that feels approachable rather than corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed display sans that stays clean and legible while leaning into rounded, superellipse-inspired shapes for personality. It aims to balance simplicity and consistency with a distinctive, playful silhouette.
Distinctive silhouettes come from the superelliptical bowls and the way curves transition into straights, giving letters a slightly cartoon-modern profile. Numerals follow the same tall, compact logic, reading clearly in short bursts while maintaining the font’s playful character.