Sans Superellipse Egry 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, condensed, energetic, retro, sporty, assertive, space saving, impact, motion, modern retro, display clarity, oblique, monoline, rounded corners, tight spacing, vertical stress.
A condensed oblique sans with monoline strokes and rounded-rectangle construction in the curves. Letterforms are tall and compact with tight apertures and a steady rightward slant, creating a brisk, forward-leaning texture. Terminals are clean and mostly blunt, while rounded corners and softly squared bowls keep the shapes cohesive. Numerals follow the same narrow, upright-to-oblique rhythm, with simple, streamlined forms that match the font’s compressed footprint.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, sports or event branding, packaging callouts, and attention-grabbing signage where a compact width is beneficial. It can work for brief subheads or labels, but long text will feel dense unless set with generous tracking and leading.
The overall tone feels fast, purposeful, and slightly retro, like display lettering optimized for impact and motion. Its compressed stance and strong slant read as sporty and energetic rather than formal or understated.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-efficient, high-energy typographic voice: condensed forms for fitting more characters per line, an oblique stance for motion, and rounded-rectangle curves for a cohesive, modernized retro feel.
The narrow proportions and tight counters make the color dense, so spacing and size choices will strongly affect readability. The rounded, superelliptical curves help soften the otherwise sharp, high-velocity silhouette, balancing utility with a distinct headline voice.