Sans Superellipse Kybov 1 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, retro, playful, soft, chunky, friendly, display impact, friendly branding, retro feel, compact legibility, geometric unity, rounded, superelliptic, blocky, bulbous, ink-trap hinting.
A heavy, rounded sans built from soft rectangular (superelliptic) forms with squared counters and broadly curved corners. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline in feel, with localized thinning and small notches at joins that read like subtle ink-trap shaping. The proportions are wide with generous internal space, producing compact, blocky silhouettes; terminals tend to be blunt and smoothed rather than sharply cut. Overall spacing and rhythm are sturdy and even, with single-storey lowercase forms and simple, geometric numerals that match the same rounded-rectangle logic.
This font is best suited to display sizes where its rounded geometry and squared counters can read cleanly—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and attention-grabbing signage. It can also work for short UI labels or stickers/badges when a friendly, chunky voice is desired, but it’s less suited to long-form reading.
The tone is cheerful and approachable, with a distinctive retro display flavor. Its inflated, cushy shapes and squared counters give it a toy-like confidence that feels bold, casual, and slightly funky rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with minimal complexity: a wide, rounded-rectangle construction that stays highly legible while projecting a playful, retro personality. The small notches and join shaping suggest an effort to keep counters open and silhouettes crisp in bold display settings.
The most characteristic detail is the mix of soft outer corners with more squared internal apertures and counters, which creates a strong graphic pattern in text. The lowercase keeps a compact footprint with short extenders and simplified constructions, supporting dense headlines and punchy callouts.