Sans Superellipse Kumo 10 is a bold, very wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, gaming ui, sci‑fi titles, futuristic, techno, sci‑fi, industrial, arcade, tech aesthetic, display impact, modular forms, interface feel, branding, geometric, squared, rounded corners, wide set, stencil-like.
This typeface is built from squared, rounded-rectangle forms with consistent stroke thickness and crisp right-angle turns softened by small radii. Counters and bowls tend toward boxy superellipse shapes, with frequent use of horizontal segmentation (notably in E, S, and several numerals) that creates a subtle stencil-like break without feeling distressed. The overall footprint is broad, with generous sidebearings and extended horizontals; diagonals appear sparingly and are handled with clean, straight joins. Terminals are typically flat and squared-off, and the design favors compact internal apertures that keep letters feeling sturdy and engineered.
Best suited to display settings where its wide proportions and engineered details can read clearly: titles, branding marks, packaging, event posters, game menus, and interface accents. It can also work for short callouts or labeling in tech-oriented layouts, but it is less ideal for long-form text where the wide set and tight apertures can slow reading.
The tone reads futuristic and technical, evoking digital interfaces, racing graphics, and sci‑fi titling. Its squared curves and segmented details give it an industrial, manufactured feel, while the wide stance adds a confident, display-forward presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a clean, geometric techno voice: sturdy, modular letterforms with rounded-square construction and controlled breaks that suggest circuitry or industrial fabrication. It prioritizes visual impact and stylistic cohesion across caps, lowercase, and numerals for contemporary, forward-looking applications.
Distinctive identifiers include the boxy, rounded-corner O/0 shapes, the angular V/W constructions, and the slit-like internal gaps on several characters that introduce rhythm across lines of text. Numerals follow the same geometry, with simplified, modular forms that visually match the uppercase. At smaller sizes the segmented strokes may merge, while at larger sizes they become a defining stylistic feature.