Sans Superellipse Egru 1 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, packaging, branding, sleek, modernist, airy, efficient, space-saving, dynamic tone, modern clarity, clean reading, condensed, oblique, monoline, rounded, compact.
A condensed oblique sans with monoline construction and softly rounded terminals. The letterforms are tall and compact, with tight apertures and an economical footprint that creates a brisk vertical rhythm. Curves read as squarish-oval/superelliptical shapes rather than true circles, giving bowls and counters a neatly engineered feel. Joins are clean and restrained, with minimal modulation and a consistent, streamlined texture across text.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, and short-to-medium editorial settings where a tall, space-saving italic can add energy and sophistication. It also works well for branding, packaging, and poster typography that needs a modern condensed voice with smooth, rounded forms.
The overall tone feels contemporary and urbane—fast, crisp, and slightly technical without becoming cold. Its narrow, slanted stance conveys motion and efficiency, while the rounded shaping keeps the voice approachable and polished.
The design appears intended to deliver a clean, contemporary condensed italic that conserves horizontal space while maintaining a refined, readable rhythm. Its rounded-rectangle curves and restrained detailing suggest a focus on efficient communication with a sleek, modern finish.
The numerals follow the same condensed, oblique logic and maintain a consistent stroke presence with the letters, supporting a unified typographic color in mixed text. The design’s tight spacing and narrow proportions emphasize verticality, making it visually assertive even at lighter stroke values.