Sans Superellipse Wano 5 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, logos, posters, packaging, futuristic, techy, sporty, playful, bold, impact, modernity, system feel, friendly tech, rounded, squared, chunky, smooth, modular.
A heavy, rounded-rectangle sans with superelliptical geometry and softened corners throughout. Strokes are monoline and uninterrupted, producing a clean, solid texture with prominent counters and generous interior apertures. Many forms lean on squared bowls and pill-shaped horizontals, giving the alphabet a modular, engineered feel; diagonals are minimized or heavily rounded where they appear. The rhythm is compact and blocky, with wide set shapes and a distinctly geometric construction across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, wordmarks, product branding, and poster titling where its mass and geometry can carry the layout. It also works well for UI-style labeling, signage, and packaging that benefits from a contemporary, tech-forward voice and clear silhouettes.
The tone reads modern and synthetic, with a friendly edge from the rounded corners and inflated shapes. Its chunky, streamlined forms evoke tech interfaces, sci‑fi labeling, and performance branding, balancing toughness with approachability.
The design appears intended to translate superelliptical, rounded-rectangle shapes into a bold display sans that feels engineered and contemporary. By keeping contrast minimal and corners consistently softened, it aims for strong legibility at larger sizes while projecting a futuristic, industrial-clean personality.
Distinctive details include rounded-rectangular “O/0” forms, a single-storey “a,” and an “e” built from a horizontal bar within a rounded frame. The numerals follow the same softened-rectilinear logic, staying highly consistent with the letterforms and reinforcing a cohesive, system-like aesthetic.