Sans Superellipse Tuma 10 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font visually similar to 'Designator' by TEKNIKE (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, signage, album art, industrial, retro, techy, utilitarian, mechanical, compact impact, industrial voice, retro-tech feel, tactile texture, stencil-like, blocky, angular, ink-trap, hand-inked.
A condensed, block-built sans with squared counters and rounded-rectangle construction. Strokes stay largely uniform with crisp right angles, but edges show subtle irregularities that read as lightly distressed or hand-printed. Many joins are tightened with small notches and cut-ins that resemble ink traps or stencil breaks, giving the letters a carved, segmented feel. Proportions are tall and narrow, with compact bowls, straight-sided curves, and a generally modular rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display use where its condensed, modular shapes can add impact without consuming horizontal space—posters, packaging, labels, signage, and bold editorial headlines. It can also work for short UI/brand marks or section headers when a sturdy, industrial voice is desired, while longer paragraphs may feel busy due to the tight widths and angular interior detailing.
The overall tone is industrial and retro-tech, reminiscent of labeling, arcade-era display type, or utilitarian signage. The slight roughness adds a tactile, printed character that keeps the geometric structure from feeling sterile, lending a rugged, workmanlike attitude.
The design appears intended to merge rounded-rectangle geometry with a deliberately rugged finish, creating a compact display sans that feels engineered yet tactile. Its notched joins and squared counters suggest an aim toward industrial clarity with a distinctive, slightly stamped or cut-out character.
In text, the condensed set width and sharp interior corners create a dense texture, while the squared forms maintain strong alignment and a steady vertical cadence. The distinctive segmented cuts become more noticeable at larger sizes, where they contribute to a crafted, mechanical personality rather than pure minimalism.