Sans Superellipse Imnaf 4 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, sports branding, esports, posters, logos, futuristic, athletic, tech, aggressive, industrial, speed, impact, modernity, tech feel, brand presence, extended, slanted, squared-round, streamlined, compact counters.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with extended proportions and a distinctly squared-round (superelliptic) construction. Strokes are monolinear and blocky, with corners softened into rounded rectangles rather than true circles, giving letters like O and D a technical, engineered feel. Counters are tight and apertures are controlled, producing dense, high-impact word shapes; terminals are mostly clean and blunt, with occasional angled cuts that reinforce the sense of motion. Numerals follow the same squared, condensed-counter logic, staying cohesive with the uppercase and lowercase forms.
Best suited to display contexts where impact and motion are desirable: headlines, sports and esports identities, automotive or performance marketing, tech-forward posters, and punchy logo/wordmark work. It can also function for short UI labels or packaging callouts when used large enough to preserve its compact counters.
The overall tone is fast, tough, and contemporary, combining a sporty sprint-italic energy with a digital, machine-made geometry. It reads as assertive and performance-driven—more “speed and power” than friendly or neutral—while the rounded corners keep it from feeling harshly mechanical.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-speed, modern voice by pairing wide, powerful proportions with an italicized stance and superelliptic, rounded-rectangle anatomy. The goal is clear presence and contemporary character rather than neutrality, prioritizing bold silhouette and forward motion.
The texture is visually stable at display sizes, with consistent stroke weight and a strong rightward lean that creates a continuous sense of momentum across lines. Letterforms rely on squared bowls and narrow internal space, so spacing and line length will noticeably influence readability as sizes get smaller.