Sans Superellipse Olnod 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Myriad' by Adobe, 'Artegra Soft' by Artegra, 'Pantograph' by Colophon Foundry, 'Intro Rust' by Fontfabric, and 'Sharp Sans Condensed' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, labels, quirky, retro, friendly, handmade, playful, approachability, display impact, retro flavor, human texture, rounded, chunky, compact, irregular, soft corners.
A compact, heavy sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are thick and mostly uniform, with subtly uneven edges that give a slightly hand-cut or stamped feel rather than a perfectly machined finish. Curves tend toward squarish bowls and counters, and joins are sturdy and closed, creating strong silhouettes at display sizes. The overall rhythm is tight and vertical, with short extenders and simple, no-frills letterforms that stay consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where its chunky shapes and rounded geometry can carry personality—posters, packaging, branding marks, labels, and menu or event graphics. It can also work for subheads and UI callouts when a friendly, informal tone is desired and ample size/spacing is available.
The tone is approachable and a bit mischievous, mixing a retro sign-painting sensibility with a modern, simplified geometry. Its slight roughness keeps it from feeling corporate, pushing it toward casual, human, and energetic communication.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice built from rounded-rectangle forms, balancing geometric simplicity with a lightly imperfect finish to avoid a sterile look.
The lowercase shows compact proportions with rounded terminals and straightforward construction, while numerals follow the same blocky, soft-corner logic for cohesive titling and callouts. The slight irregularity in stroke edges can add character in large settings but may read as textured at smaller sizes.