Sans Superellipse Uphi 5 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: logotypes, headlines, posters, ui display, gaming, futuristic, techy, industrial, arcade, confident, impact, modernity, futurism, interface styling, branding, geometric, rounded, squarish, compact, monoline.
A heavy, geometric sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse forms, with uniform stroke weight and softened corners throughout. Counters are mostly rectangular with generous rounding, and openings tend to be tight, creating a dense, sturdy texture. Many joins and terminals are squared-off but eased, giving the letters a molded, machined feel rather than a purely circular one. The overall rhythm is blocky and consistent, with simplified curves and diagonals that read cleanly at display sizes.
Best suited to branding, logotypes, and large headlines where its chunky, rounded geometry can read crisply. It also fits interface titles, product naming, packaging callouts, and gaming/tech visuals that benefit from a compact, engineered texture. For small text or long reading, the tight apertures and dense forms may feel heavy, but it excels in short, high-impact settings.
The tone is modern and engineered, evoking sci‑fi interfaces, gaming hardware, and industrial labeling. Its chunky, rounded geometry feels assertive and functional, with a friendly smoothness that keeps the mass from becoming harsh. The overall impression is energetic and tech-forward rather than classic or editorial.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, futuristic voice using superellipse construction and consistent stroke weight for clarity and cohesion. It prioritizes a strong silhouette, compact counters, and softened corners to balance toughness with approachability, making it feel like a contemporary display face for tech-oriented contexts.
Distinctive superellipse shapes show up strongly in bowls and counters (notably in characters like O, D, and 0), while angled letters such as K, V, W, X, and Y use straight, decisive diagonals that reinforce a mechanical voice. The numerals follow the same rounded-rect logic, with the 0 particularly square-rounded and the 1 kept minimal and monolithic.