Sans Superellipse Duker 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, signage, posters, headlines, branding, tech, industrial, retro-futurist, utilitarian, modular, systematic design, technical clarity, modern geometry, distinct silhouette, ui friendliness, rounded corners, rectilinear, compact, square-ish, clean.
A geometric sans built from rectilinear strokes softened by rounded, superellipse-like corners. The letterforms emphasize squared bowls and counters, with consistent stroke thickness and crisp terminals that often finish flat rather than tapered. Curves are minimized into rounded-rectangle geometry, giving characters like O, Q, and 0 a squared, capsule-like silhouette. Proportions feel compact and orderly, with sturdy verticals and a slightly engineered rhythm that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures.
This font suits interface labels, dashboards, and product UI where compact, high-contrast shapes must remain clear at small to medium sizes. It also performs well in headlines, posters, and tech-forward branding where a modular, engineered aesthetic is desirable. The consistent, squared geometry makes it especially effective for wayfinding, packaging callouts, and short informational text.
The overall tone is technical and purposeful, with a subtle retro-futurist flavor reminiscent of control panels, instrumentation, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its softened corners keep it approachable while preserving an industrial, machine-made clarity. The voice is more functional than expressive, suggesting precision and structure.
The design appears intended to translate geometric, rounded-rectangle construction into a clean, modern sans that reads crisply while projecting a technical, system-like character. By standardizing curvature into softened corners and squared bowls, it aims for a distinctive silhouette that remains disciplined and highly repeatable across the set.
Distinctive squared counters and rounded-corner joins create strong pixel-adjacent, modular cues without becoming a true bitmap style. Lowercase forms keep a simplified, single-storey construction where applicable, reinforcing the utilitarian geometry. Numerals share the same squared, rounded-rectangle logic, supporting a cohesive alphanumeric texture.