Sans Superellipse Kime 5 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, retro, industrial, poster-ready, technical, punchy, geometric construction, display impact, signage clarity, modern retro, rounded corners, vertical stress, condensed feel, ink-trap hints, soft terminals.
A tall, compact sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly squared curves. Strokes show clear vertical emphasis, with thick uprights and noticeably thinner horizontals and joins, producing a crisp, high-contrast rhythm. Corners are consistently rounded, counters tend toward narrow superelliptical shapes, and terminals are clean and blunt rather than tapered. The overall texture is tight and upright, with relatively small lowercase bodies and prominent ascenders/descenders that add verticality in text.
Best suited to display roles where its tall proportions and contrast can read with authority—titles, posters, logos, packaging, and wayfinding-style graphics. It can work for short text blocks and pull quotes when given comfortable size and spacing, but its compact apertures and narrow counters suggest avoiding very small settings.
The design reads as vintage-modern: disciplined and technical, but softened by rounded corners. It evokes mid‑century industrial signage and display typography, giving headlines a confident, engineered tone without feeling harsh.
The letterforms appear designed to merge geometric superellipse construction with a condensed, vertical silhouette for strong presence. The consistent rounding and controlled contrast suggest an intention to deliver a distinctive, engineered display voice that remains clean and contemporary.
Uppercase forms are especially architectural, relying on straight stems and rounded caps, while the lowercase introduces playful structure (notably the compact bowls and tall, narrow apertures). Numerals follow the same squared-round logic and feel sturdy and sign-like, maintaining a consistent, streamlined color across mixed content.