Sans Superellipse Tufy 1 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, editorial, gritty, handmade, vintage, assertive, rustic, distressed print, handmade feel, vintage display, compact impact, strong legibility, condensed, textured, rounded, blunt, irregular.
A condensed, heavy sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners, giving counters and curves a superelliptical feel. Strokes are largely monolinear, but the edges show intentional roughness and wobble, as if inked or printed from worn type, creating a lightly distressed texture. The lowercase has a tall x-height with compact ascenders and descenders, and the overall fit is tight with narrow letter bodies. Terminals are blunt and slightly uneven, and round letters like O/C/G read as tall ovals with squarish tension rather than pure circles.
Works best for short-to-medium copy where a strong, tactile voice is needed: posters, display headlines, label/packaging design, and brand marks with a vintage or handmade edge. It can also suit editorial pull quotes or section headers when you want condensed economy with a rough print texture.
The font projects a handcrafted, analog character—confident and a bit gritty—suggesting poster ink, DIY printmaking, or weathered packaging. Its condensed stance and dark color make it feel urgent and bold in tone, while the rough perimeter adds warmth and imperfection.
The design appears intended to blend condensed display efficiency with an intentionally imperfect, ink-on-paper texture. By combining rounded-rectangle forms with roughened outlines, it aims to evoke vintage printing or hand-rendered lettering while remaining highly legible in bold display settings.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping long lines of text retain a unified printed look. Distinctive, simplified shapes keep recognition high even with the distressed outline, and the numerals carry the same compact, poster-like presence as the letters.