Sans Superellipse Abkop 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, packaging, ui labels, futuristic, techy, retro, geometric, clean, modern signage, tech branding, display impact, geometric system, distinctive texture, rounded corners, compact, monolinear, modular, crisp.
A compact, geometric sans with rounded-rectangle construction and consistently softened corners. Strokes read largely monolinear, with smooth curves transitioning into flat terminals and occasional squared-off joins that reinforce a modular, engineered feel. Counters are tidy and somewhat condensed, giving the alphabet a tight rhythm; rounded forms like O and 0 sit as squarish superellipses rather than true circles. The overall silhouette is crisp and controlled, with distinctive, stylized numerals and a slightly mechanical approach to curves and diagonals.
Best suited for headlines, branding marks, packaging, and tech-forward editorial moments where a distinctive geometric voice is wanted. It can also work for UI labels and interface accents when a compact, engineered texture is desirable, though its stylization is most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The tone is modern and technical with a light retro-futurist flavor—more instrument-panel than humanist. Its compact proportions and squared-round geometry suggest precision, efficiency, and a designed-by-machine sensibility while staying friendly through the softened corners.
Likely designed to deliver a compact, contemporary sans built from rounded-rectilinear primitives, balancing friendliness (soft corners) with a precise, modular structure. The goal appears to be a recognizable display texture that evokes technology and retro-modern signage while remaining clean and legible in short bursts.
Several glyphs emphasize a display-oriented personality through unconventional details (notably in some curves, diagonals, and numeral forms), which adds character at larger sizes. Spacing and shapes feel intentionally tight and uniform, producing a strong texture in headlines and short lines of copy.