Sans Superellipse Nere 12 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, retro, industrial, punchy, techy, playful, impact, branding, retro modern, legibility, rounded, blocky, squared, compact, ink-trap-like.
A heavy, rounded-rectangle sans with squared counters and generous corner radii that soften an otherwise blocky silhouette. Strokes are thick with sharp internal cut-ins and notched joins that create a subtle ink-trap-like look, especially where verticals meet horizontals. Curves resolve into superelliptical forms rather than true circles, giving letters like O/C/G a boxy, compressed roundness. The lowercase stays compact and sturdy with a tall x-height and short extenders, while spacing and widths vary by glyph to maintain an even, chunky rhythm in text.
Best suited to display settings where mass and personality are desirable—headlines, poster titles, brand marks, packaging, and signage. It can work in short UI labels or badges when set with ample size and breathing room, but its dense shapes and tight interior spaces are more impactful than subtle in longer passages.
The overall tone feels bold and assertive with a distinctly retro-industrial flavor, like vintage signage or mid-century display lettering updated with a more modular, techy geometry. Rounded corners keep it approachable, while the squared apertures and notches add a mechanical, engineered character.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a rounded-rectilinear construction, balancing friendly corners with industrial rigidity. The notched joins and squared counters suggest an aim for clarity and character at heavy stroke weights while keeping a cohesive, modular rhythm across letters and numbers.
Several glyphs emphasize vertical strength (notably M/N/H) with tight interior channels, and the numerals follow the same squared, rounded-corner construction for strong consistency. The distinctive cut-ins at joints and terminals help preserve interior clarity at heavy weights and contribute to a recognizable, slightly stenciled texture without fully breaking strokes.