Sans Superellipse Ogmar 1 is a bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: ui labels, dashboards, terminal ui, packaging labels, wayfinding, technical, retro, industrial, utilitarian, digital, systematic design, clarity, robustness, grid rhythm, rounded corners, squared bowls, ink-trap hints, high contrast-free, blocky.
A compact, blocky sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry, with consistently thick strokes and softly radiused outer corners. Curves resolve into squarish bowls and superellipse-like rounds, giving counters a tidy, engineered look. Terminals are mostly flat and horizontal/vertical, with occasional angled joins on diagonals; several letters show subtle notches at joins that read like functional ink-trap styling. Spacing and character widths are uniform, creating an even, grid-like rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase, while numerals follow the same squared, rounded construction for a cohesive texture.
Well-suited to interfaces and information design where consistent rhythm and sturdy shapes help at small-to-medium sizes—such as UI labels, dashboards, data displays, and terminal-style layouts. The rounded-square forms also work for industrial branding, packaging, and wayfinding systems that benefit from a technical yet approachable tone.
The overall tone is pragmatic and machine-forward: sturdy, calm, and systematic rather than expressive or calligraphic. Its rounded-square construction adds a friendly softness to an otherwise technical, industrial voice, evoking retro computing, instrumentation, and utilitarian labeling.
The design appears intended to deliver a robust, systematized sans with a rounded-rectangular skeleton, prioritizing uniformity and clarity over natural handwriting cues. Its geometry and consistent proportions suggest it was drawn for structured, grid-based typography where a stable, engineered presence is desirable.
Uppercase forms feel signage-like and condensed into simple modules, while lowercase stays straightforward and highly regular, reinforcing a mechanical cadence in running text. The round-based letters (O, C, G, 0) lean toward rectangular rounding rather than true circles, which strengthens the engineered, pixel-adjacent impression.