Sans Superellipse Umsy 6 is a bold, very wide, monoline, upright, tall x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: ui labels, dashboards, code samples, game ui, posters, tech, retro, industrial, utilitarian, futuristic, system ui, digital display, grid consistency, technical voice, retro computing, squared, rounded corners, geometric, boxy, modular.
A heavy, geometric sans built from rounded-rectangle and superelliptic shapes, with uniform stroke thickness and wide, monospaced character widths. Corners are consistently softened, while terminals are mostly flat, creating a sturdy, modular texture. Counters tend to be rectangular with rounded corners, and many curves resolve into squared arcs rather than true circles. The lowercase is compact and highly structured, with a single-storey “a” and simplified “g,” and punctuation/figures follow the same blocky, rounded-rect logic for a very even typographic rhythm.
Best suited to on-screen contexts that benefit from a rigid, grid-aligned rhythm—such as UI labels, dashboards, control panels, and game interfaces—where its wide, constructed forms remain clear at medium-to-large sizes. It also works well for short, impactful headings in tech or retro-futurist posters, packaging, and branding accents where a geometric, modular texture is desired.
The overall tone reads as technical and machine-made, blending a retro computer/terminal feel with a clean sci‑fi geometry. It feels confident and engineered rather than expressive, with a purposeful, no-nonsense voice that suggests interfaces, hardware labels, and digital instrumentation.
The design appears intended to deliver a consistent, system-like voice: a rounded-square geometric sans that maintains strict regularity across characters for predictable spacing and a strong grid aesthetic. Its simplified shapes and uniform strokes emphasize clarity and cohesion over calligraphic nuance.
Distinctive rounded-square bowls and wide side bearings produce a strong grid presence, especially in text blocks. Diagonals (as in K, V, W, Z) are handled in a simplified, constructed way that reinforces the modular aesthetic, and the numerals mirror the same squared, rounded framework for consistent color across mixed content.