Sans Superellipse Pykod 15 is a regular weight, narrow, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, ui labels, branding, tech, modular, retro, clean, quirky, space saving, systematic design, futuristic tone, display clarity, rounded corners, squared curves, geometric, condensed, high contrast counters.
A condensed, monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry: curves read as softened corners rather than fully circular bowls, giving letters a superelliptical, semi-modular feel. Strokes are even and verticals dominate, with compact apertures and neatly controlled terminals. The lowercase has a tall x-height and short extenders, keeping words visually dense, while the uppercase stays narrow with clean, squared-off proportions. Numerals follow the same rounded-rect logic, producing a consistent, engineered rhythm across text and titling.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and display settings where its condensed width and geometric voice can lead the layout. It also works well for signage and short UI labels where a space-saving, technical look is desirable. For longer reading, it performs best with generous size and spacing to keep the dense counters from closing in.
The overall tone feels technical and retro-modern, like signage from a mid-century future: precise, efficient, and slightly playful due to the squarish curves. Its crisp construction reads confident and utilitarian, while the softened corners keep it approachable rather than stark.
The design appears intended to combine space efficiency with a cohesive rounded-rect aesthetic, prioritizing a systematic, constructed look over neutral text invisibility. It aims to deliver a modernist, tech-leaning personality that stays readable while maintaining a distinctive modular rhythm.
The superelliptical bowls and tight spacing create a strong vertical cadence that holds together well in lines of text, but the compact apertures can make some shapes feel similar at smaller sizes. It has a distinctly “designed” texture—less neutral than a typical grotesk—so it tends to imprint a recognizable voice on layouts.