Sans Superellipse Kima 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, signage, posters, ui labels, branding, techy, retro-futurist, industrial, modular, clean, systematic geometry, display clarity, tech branding, retro styling, rounded corners, rectilinear, monoline, squared bowls, compact apertures.
A monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry, with squared bowls, flattened curves, and consistently radiused corners. Strokes maintain an even thickness and produce a steady, engineered rhythm, while counters tend to be boxy and compact. Terminals are mostly blunt with soft rounding, and several joins and diagonals read as carefully simplified, giving the alphabet a modular, constructed feel. Numerals echo the same squarish rounding and keep a tidy, uniform presence alongside the letters.
Best suited to headlines, signage, short UI labels, and poster typography where its modular geometry and rounded-rect forms can read clearly and build a strong identity. It can also work in branding for technology, industrial, or retro-themed projects, especially when used at medium-to-large sizes for crisp shape recognition.
The overall tone feels technical and system-like, with a retro-futurist edge reminiscent of digital signage, labelling, and sci‑fi interfaces. Its rounded corners soften the industrial structure, keeping the mood approachable while still distinctly mechanical.
The font appears designed to translate a rounded-rect, superelliptic construction into a practical sans with consistent stroke weight and a distinctive, engineered silhouette. It prioritizes a coherent geometric system and a bold, recognizably technical texture over purely neutral text reading.
The design leans on narrow apertures and squared interior spaces, which reinforces a condensed, efficient texture in lines of text. Distinctive shapes such as the angular diagonals and the rounded-rect counters create a recognizable voice that stands out most at display sizes.