Sans Superellipse Yomi 5 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, sports branding, industrial, retro, assertive, sporty, headline-ready, impact, sturdiness, display, geometric branding, nostalgic tone, rounded corners, boxy, compact counters, flat terminals, blocky.
A heavy, blocky sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are uniformly thick with tight, compact counters that create strong black density and a punchy texture in text. Curves tend toward squarish bowls (notably in C, G, O, and e), while terminals are predominantly flat and abrupt, reinforcing a sturdy, engineered feel. The lowercase is robust and wide-set, with short, sturdy extenders and a single-storey a; numerals and capitals share the same squared, monolithic rhythm.
Best suited to display settings where mass and impact are desired—posters, headlines, large-format signage, and bold brand marks. It can work well on packaging and in sports or industrial branding systems that benefit from sturdy, rounded geometry and strong presence.
The overall tone is bold and forceful, with a utilitarian, industrial character and a clear nod to vintage display typography. Its rounded boxiness reads as sporty and confident rather than delicate, giving it a poster-like presence and a slightly nostalgic, sign-paint or stencil-adjacent attitude without looking distressed.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through wide, rounded-rectangular letterforms and a tightly packed internal structure. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and consistent, engineered geometry for attention-grabbing display typography.
In running text, the dense weight and tight internal spaces emphasize silhouette over fine detail, making lettershape recognition rely on the squared bowls and wide proportions. The Q’s distinctive tail and the squared, open apertures help keep forms from fully collapsing at large sizes, but the compact counters suggest it will feel most comfortable when given generous size and spacing.