Sans Superellipse Lamy 5 is a bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, gaming, ui titles, futuristic, tech, industrial, arcade, space-age, sci-fi tone, technical voice, display impact, geometric consistency, modular forms, squared-round, chamfered, geometric, modular, angular.
A geometric sans built from rounded-rectangle (superellipse) forms with consistent, squared-round corners and occasional chamfered joins. Strokes are monoline and sturdy, with generous horizontal spans and open counters that keep letters legible despite the blocky construction. Curves resolve into straight segments rather than true circles, and many terminals end in crisp, angled cuts that add a machined feel. The overall rhythm is wide and steady, with compact internal spacing and a uniform, engineered texture across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for headlines, logos, and short bursts of text where its wide, techno geometry can lead the visual voice. It works especially well for gaming, sci‑fi/tech branding, product marks, and interface titles or section headers. For long reading, it is more effective when used sparingly as a display accent.
The tone is distinctly futuristic and technical, evoking sci‑fi interfaces, arcade hardware, and industrial labeling. Its sharp corner treatments and modular geometry read as precise and engineered rather than friendly or calligraphic.
The design appears intended to deliver a compactly modular, machine-finished look—prioritizing strong silhouette recognition and a cohesive rounded-rect construction across the character set. It aims to communicate a contemporary, technology-forward mood while maintaining clear, consistent letterforms.
Distinctive details—such as the angular spur on the Q, the segmented bowls in letters like B/P/R, and the squared counters in O/0—reinforce the constructed, device-like aesthetic. Numerals follow the same rounded-rect geometry, producing a cohesive alphanumeric set suited to display settings.