Sans Superellipse Apla 5 is a very light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: ui, code, data tables, dashboards, terminal text, technical, minimal, clean, modern, utilitarian, system utility, screen clarity, alignment, technical voice, minimalism, geometric, rounded, squared, open, airy.
A monoline, geometric sans with rounded-rectangle (superellipse) construction and consistently softened corners. Strokes stay even and crisp, with generous internal space and broad, open apertures that keep forms readable at small sizes. The shapes lean toward squared curves—seen in bowls, counters, and terminals—creating a tidy, engineered rhythm across capitals, lowercase, and numerals. Lowercase forms are straightforward and uncluttered, with single-storey shapes where applicable and simple, flat-ended terminals.
Well suited to UI and product surfaces where clarity and consistent character widths help with alignment, such as dashboards, tables, console/terminal readouts, and technical documentation. It also works for captions, labels, and settings where a clean, engineered aesthetic is preferred over a humanist feel.
The overall tone is calm, technical, and contemporary, evoking interface typography and device labeling rather than editorial or expressive display work. Its restrained geometry and regular spacing read as pragmatic and system-like, with a quiet, no-nonsense personality.
Likely designed to provide a highly regular, grid-friendly voice with geometric, rounded-square forms that stay legible and consistent in structured layouts. The emphasis appears to be on clarity, predictability, and a modern system-style look.
Curves tend to resolve into squarish arcs, giving round letters a slightly rectangular feel. Numerals follow the same geometry, with clear distinctions and a uniform, systematic appearance that supports alignment-heavy settings.