Sans Superellipse Uhmy 5 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, industrial, assertive, retro, mechanical, impact, toughness, display, branding, signage, stencil-like, chamfered, squared, blocky, compact.
A heavy, block-built sans with squared proportions and pronounced chamfered corners that create a subtly stencil-like, cut-out feel. Curves are largely replaced by rounded-rectangle logic, with counters tending toward rectangular and a generally tight, compact internal space. Strokes stay consistent and solid, producing strong, stable silhouettes; terminals are mostly flat with occasional angled notches that add rhythm and direction. The overall texture is dense and uniform, with letterforms designed to read as bold shapes rather than delicate outlines.
Best suited to display sizes where its dense shapes and corner cuts can register clearly—headlines, posters, team or event branding, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for UI labels or signage when a forceful, industrial tone is desired, especially in short bursts of text.
The font conveys a tough, engineered tone—confident, utilitarian, and slightly aggressive. Its angular cuts and chunky geometry evoke sports titling, machinery, and action-oriented branding, with a mild retro arcade/industrial flavor. The voice is loud and attention-seeking, prioritizing impact over subtlety.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through compact, cut-corner geometry and superellipse-based forms. Its consistent, fabricated construction suggests an aim toward bold branding and titling applications where immediacy, toughness, and a mechanical feel are the primary goals.
Distinctive wedge cuts and squared counters give the design a modular, fabricated look that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. The lowercase retains the same blocky construction, keeping a headline-first personality rather than a text-face feel. Numerals follow the same rectilinear logic, helping maintain a cohesive, sign-like system in mixed alphanumeric settings.