Sans Superellipse Afden 16 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Mynor' by The Northern Block (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: ui text, app design, branding, signage, presentations, clean, modern, friendly, calm, technical, legibility, modern utility, soft geometry, approachable tone, rounded, open apertures, soft corners, geometric, monoline.
A clean, rounded sans with monoline strokes and softly squared curves that read as superelliptical rather than purely circular. Uppercase forms are straightforward and open, with broad bowls and generous counters; round letters like C, G, O, and Q feel smooth and evenly tensioned, and the Q uses a simple diagonal tail. The lowercase keeps a neutral, readable build with a two-storey a, single-storey g, and a compact, tidy e; terminals are mostly blunt or gently rounded, and joins stay crisp without visible contrast. Numerals are simple and clear, with a rounded 0 and balanced 8, maintaining the same soft-corner geometry as the letters.
Well-suited to interface typography, product marketing, and general-purpose editorial or presentation use where a modern, friendly sans is needed. The open shapes and even stroke weight should hold up in short paragraphs, labels, navigation, and informational graphics, while the rounded geometry can add warmth to brand systems and packaging.
The overall tone is contemporary and approachable, combining a lightly engineered, UI-like clarity with softened edges that keep it from feeling stark. Its rounded-rectangle rhythm suggests friendliness and calm precision, making it feel at home in modern product and brand environments.
The design appears intended to deliver a neutral, highly legible sans with a distinctive superelliptical softness—pairing functional clarity with a subtly branded shape language. It prioritizes consistent rhythm and clean construction over expressive contrast or calligraphic detail.
Curves consistently favor rounded-rectangle construction, giving the type a distinctive “soft geometry” across bowls, shoulders, and counters. Spacing appears even and measured, supporting clean line flow in the paragraph sample without drawing attention to any one glyph.