Sans Superellipse Uhku 1 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, gaming ui, industrial, techno, futuristic, game-like, impactful, impact, modernity, systematic geometry, interface flavor, brand presence, squared, rounded corners, geometric, blocky, stencil-like counters.
A heavy, geometric sans built from squarish, rounded-rectangle forms with softened corners and crisp, flat terminals. Strokes are uniform and dense, with counters often rendered as rectangular cut-ins that create a slightly stencil-like, segmented feel (notably in letters such as A, B, and E). Curves are minimized in favor of superelliptic bowls and boxy apertures, producing a compact, high-ink silhouette and a strong horizontal rhythm. The lowercase mirrors the same blocky construction with a tall x-height and tight internal spaces, keeping the texture bold and continuous in text settings.
Best suited to large-scale display use where its dense shapes and rectangular counters can read cleanly: posters, cover art, brand marks, packaging, and tech- or game-adjacent interfaces. It can work for short bursts of copy (labels, callouts, navigation) when size and spacing allow the tight counters to remain open.
The overall tone is assertive and mechanical, evoking digital interfaces, industrial labeling, and retro-futuristic display typography. Its chunky geometry and engineered cutouts give it a utilitarian, game/arcade energy that reads as modern and purposeful rather than delicate or expressive.
This font appears designed to deliver maximum visual impact through a cohesive superelliptic, rounded-rectangle construction and minimal stroke variation. The systematic cutout counters and boxy apertures suggest an intention to feel engineered and contemporary, optimized for bold branding and interface-forward typography.
The design relies on distinctive negative-space cutouts to differentiate similar shapes, which boosts character in headlines but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same squared, modular logic and feel suited to scoreboard or UI-style applications.