Sans Superellipse Pomul 4 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'French Theater JNL' by Jeff Levine and 'Bougainville' and 'Bougainville Neo' by Type Associates (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, condensed, industrial, assertive, modern, space saving, high impact, signage clarity, modern utility, compressed, rectilinear, rounded corners, compact, tall.
A tightly packed, condensed sans with tall proportions and a compact, vertical rhythm. Strokes are heavy and largely uniform, with minimal contrast and clean, squared terminals that read as subtly softened at corners rather than sharply geometric. Curved letters (C, O, S) are drawn with a rounded-rectangle feel, while verticals dominate the overall texture, producing strong columns in words and headlines. Counters are small but clearly opened, and the lowercase maintains a large x-height with short extenders, reinforcing the dense, efficient silhouette across text.
Best suited to headlines and short-form messaging where space is limited and impact is needed, such as posters, editorial titles, wayfinding, and packaging panels. It can also work for branding wordmarks and subheads where a dense, vertical texture helps create a strong typographic block.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a contemporary, engineered presence. Its compressed stance and blocky curves evoke signage and industrial labeling, lending a confident, no-nonsense voice that still feels modern and designed rather than purely mechanical.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a narrow footprint, combining stout, uniform strokes with rounded-rectangle curves for a clean, contemporary display sans. The emphasis seems to be on clarity and punch in tight columns, favoring a consistent, engineered rhythm over calligraphic nuance.
The figure set matches the condensed architecture, with narrow widths and sturdy shapes suited to tight spacing. The uppercase reads especially authoritative at display sizes, while the lowercase keeps the same compactness, creating an even, poster-like color in paragraphs or taglines.