Sans Superellipse Tyky 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, branding, editorial, quirky, friendly, handmade, playful, casual, space-saving, humanized geometry, approachability, casual clarity, condensed, rounded, monoline, tall, bouncy.
A condensed, tall sans with rounded-rectangle construction and mostly monoline strokes. Curves are softly squared, giving counters and bowls a superelliptical feel, while terminals tend to be blunt or lightly rounded rather than sharply cut. The rhythm is slightly irregular, with small width and shape variations between glyphs that add a hand-drawn, humanized texture while keeping forms clean and legible. Spacing appears moderately open for such narrow letters, helping the font read clearly in text.
This font suits compact headlines, packaging, and brand applications that benefit from a personable, modern tone and space-saving width. It also works well for short editorial pulls, captions, and UI labels when a friendly, slightly handcrafted texture is desired without sacrificing clarity.
The overall tone is informal and approachable, with a lightly quirky, handmade character. Its narrow, upright stance feels energetic and efficient, while the softened geometry keeps it friendly rather than technical.
The design appears intended to combine space-efficient condensed proportions with softened geometric shapes, producing a clean sans that feels human and approachable. The subtle irregularities suggest a deliberate move away from sterile precision toward a casual, characterful texture.
Round characters like O/C/G read as vertically oriented ovals with subtly squared sides, and the numerals share the same narrow, upright proportions. The lowercase includes simple, single-storey forms and compact, open counters that reinforce the casual, contemporary voice.