Sans Superellipse Apfe 3 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui design, app interfaces, product design, signage, dashboards, clean, modern, technical, friendly, clarity, neutrality, digital use, systematized geometry, rounded, geometric, monoline, open apertures, soft corners.
This typeface is a rounded, geometric sans with a monoline stroke and consistently softened corners throughout. Curves and straights resolve into squarish, superellipse-like bowls (notably in O, o, 0, and e), giving forms a compact, neatly engineered feel. Stems are straight and even, terminals are cleanly cut with subtle rounding, and counters are generous enough to keep letters crisp at text sizes. The lowercase uses single-storey a and g, with simple, schematic construction and clear differentiation in figures and capitals.
Well-suited to interface typography, product UI, dashboards, and wayfinding where a clean, rounded geometry helps maintain clarity in compact layouts. It also fits contemporary branding and packaging that benefits from a friendly, engineered look without overt stylistic quirks.
Overall it reads as modern and approachable, balancing a technical, system-like precision with softened geometry that keeps it from feeling harsh. The rounded rectangles and even rhythm lend a contemporary UI tone, while the restrained detailing maintains a calm, utilitarian neutrality.
The design appears intended to provide a streamlined, contemporary sans for digital-forward contexts, emphasizing consistent rounded geometry and straightforward letterforms for predictable texture and clear mixed-case setting.
Round characters and numerals share a unified squarish curvature, creating a cohesive texture across mixed alphanumerics. Diagonals in A, V, W, X, and Y are clean and steady, and punctuation-like elements (such as the i/j dots) appear simple and unobtrusive, supporting a tidy text color.