Sans Rounded Kido 1 is a very light, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
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This typeface is built from a thin, even stroke with an overall condensed footprint and generous interior counters. Curves are largely translated into faceted, octagonal arcs, producing a consistent “bent-pipe” geometry with softened corners rather than true circles. Terminals are clean and open, with simplified joins and a slightly mechanical rhythm across both uppercase and lowercase. Figures and letters share the same narrow stance and airy spacing, giving the design a light, high-clarity outline presence.
Best suited to display settings where its thin, faceted geometry can be appreciated—headlines, posters, title cards, and brand accents with a tech-forward brief. It can work for interface labels, dashboards, and wayfinding-style signage when used at comfortable sizes and with high contrast, especially in sparse layouts.
The faceted rounding and narrow proportions create a distinctly futuristic, technical tone—more schematic than expressive. It reads as calm and precise, with a retro-digital flavor that suggests instrumentation, sci‑fi labeling, or architectural/engineering graphics rather than warmth or tradition.
The design appears intended to merge a streamlined sans structure with a polygonal, rounded-corner construction, evoking digital-era drafting and retro-futurist styling. Its narrow, lightly drawn forms prioritize a clean, efficient silhouette and a consistent geometric system over calligraphic nuance.
Uppercase forms lean toward modular construction (notably in the squared bowls and angled shoulders), while lowercase keeps similarly simplified shapes with minimal modulation and straightforward ascenders/descenders. The design’s repeated chamfered corners and open apertures help preserve recognition at small sizes, though the extremely light stroke will prefer clean backgrounds and sufficient size for comfortable reading.