Sans Superellipse Akme 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, retro, playful, techy, quirky, industrial, space saving, distinctiveness, retro tech, signage feel, geometric cohesion, condensed, rounded, boxy, geometric, tall.
A tall, tightly set sans with condensed proportions and a clear rounded-rectangle (superelliptic) construction. Strokes stay largely consistent in thickness, with softened corners and flattened curves that create a boxy, architectural rhythm across both caps and lowercase. Counters are narrow and vertically oriented, and many joins and terminals feel squared-off rather than tapered, reinforcing a sturdy, engineered texture in text. The overall spacing is compact, with slightly irregular widths across glyphs that adds a hand-tuned, display-oriented cadence.
Best suited for headlines and short blocks where its condensed build and distinctive superelliptic forms can do the work—posters, signage, packaging, and logo wordmarks in particular. It can also serve UI labels or dashboard-style titling when a compact, retro-tech voice is desired, though its quirky shapes suggest using it more for display than for long reading.
The font reads as retro-futuristic and slightly whimsical, balancing utilitarian signage energy with a playful, toy-like softness from the rounded corners. Its narrow stance and squared curves give it a tech and industrial flavor, while the unusual letterforms keep it quirky and distinctive.
The design appears aimed at delivering a compact, space-efficient display sans with a strong rounded-rectangle motif and a deliberately characterful rhythm. It prioritizes recognizability and style—evoking engineered lettering and retro-modern signage—over neutral, invisible text setting.
Round letters such as O and Q resolve into rounded rectangles, and several forms show intentional asymmetries or idiosyncratic details that become more noticeable at larger sizes. The numeric set follows the same condensed, rounded-rect logic, producing a cohesive tone for alphanumeric lockups and badges.