Sans Superellipse Yosa 5 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, poster, assertive, mechanical, impact, distinctiveness, utility, branding, display, blocky, stencil-like, rounded corners, compact counters, ink-trap cuts.
This typeface is built from chunky, rounded-rectangle forms with tight, compact counters and crisp vertical stress. Strokes are heavy and simplified, with frequent horizontal slice-like notches that read as stencil cuts or ink-trap interruptions, especially in bowls and across joins. Curves are squarish and superelliptical rather than circular, and terminals tend to be flat with softened corners, creating a strong, engineered silhouette. Spacing is generous and the shapes are highly uniform, favoring large, stable blocks of black with small internal apertures that stay consistent across letters and numerals.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and bold branding where large sizes can showcase the squared curves and stencil-like cuts. It can work well for packaging, signage, and sports/industrial-themed graphics that benefit from dense, high-impact letterforms, while extended body text may feel heavy due to the compact interior spaces.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, combining a retro sign-painting/letterpress vibe with a modern, industrial toughness. The cut-in details add a hint of technical utility, giving the face a rugged, workmanlike character that feels suited to impactful, attention-grabbing settings.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through solid, geometric massing, while adding distinctive cutouts that improve separation and give the alphabet a signature texture. The rounded-rectangle construction suggests an aim for a modern geometric foundation with a retro-industrial twist.
The sliced details become more noticeable in continuous text, creating a rhythmic striping effect across lines. At smaller sizes the tight counters and heavy mass will dominate, while at larger sizes the distinctive cut shapes and squared curves read as intentional stylistic features.