Sans Superellipse Etdot 3 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Arges' by Blaze Type; 'Freeman' by Device; 'Pariphoom Compressed' by Jipatype; 'Ikigai', 'Sharp Grotesk Latin', and 'Sharp Grotesk Paneuropean' by Monotype; and 'Competition' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, apparel, packaging, sporty, urgent, aggressive, industrial, retro, impact, speed, compactness, headline emphasis, branding, condensed, slanted, oblique, compact, athletic.
A tightly condensed, right-slanted sans with heavy, compact letterforms and rounded-rectangle curves in its bowls and counters. Strokes stay largely uniform, creating a solid, blocky color, while terminals are clean and blunt for a crisp silhouette. The proportions are tall and vertical, with minimal internal space and a rhythm that feels compressed and fast. Numerals and capitals share the same dense, forward-leaning construction, producing strong, poster-like emphasis in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, sports branding, and apparel graphics where speed and impact are desirable. It also works well for compact labels and packaging callouts that need maximum emphasis in limited horizontal space. For extended reading, it’s more effective as a short, high-contrast typographic accent than as body text.
The overall tone is high-energy and forceful, suggesting speed and momentum. Its compressed stance and strong slant read as athletic and competitive, with a slightly retro, action-title attitude. The texture feels assertive and attention-grabbing rather than conversational.
This font appears designed to maximize impact and motion in a compact footprint, combining a strong oblique stance with rounded-rectangular construction for a modern, performance-driven look. The intent seems focused on bold display communication—fast, tight, and visually loud—while maintaining clean sans letterforms for straightforward legibility at larger sizes.
At display sizes it delivers a continuous, dark typographic stripe with sharp forward motion; in longer text the tight spacing and dense counters can make word shapes feel compact and intense. The design’s rounded-square geometry keeps the boldness from feeling brittle, balancing punch with controlled softness in curves.