Sans Superellipse Kaba 3 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sporty, assertive, energetic, industrial, urgent, space-saving, speed cue, impact, modern utility, oblique, compressed, rounded, blocky, compact.
A compact, oblique sans with heavy, block-like strokes and rounded-rectangle curves. Counters are tight and openings are small, producing dense letterforms with a strong horizontal footprint and a forward-leaning rhythm. Terminals are mostly blunt and clean, with softened corners that keep curves smooth and uniform across rounds like C, O, and Q. Overall spacing reads tight and efficient, emphasizing a punchy silhouette in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited for high-impact display work such as sports identities, event posters, bold advertising headlines, packaging callouts, and directional or promotional signage. It performs well when you need a condensed, forward-leaning voice that holds together at large sizes and in short lines of text.
The font conveys speed and pressure—an energetic, competitive tone that feels made for impact. Its condensed, slanted stance reads assertive and utilitarian, like signage or sports branding that needs to look fast and loud. The rounded shaping tempers the aggression slightly, keeping the voice modern rather than harsh.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in limited horizontal space while projecting motion through its consistent oblique angle. Rounded-rectilinear construction and blunt terminals suggest a focus on sturdy, contemporary shapes that reproduce cleanly and maintain a unified, high-energy texture.
In text settings, the strong slant and compact counters create a dark, continuous texture that favors short bursts over long reading. The figures match the letterforms’ compact, rounded geometry, maintaining the same dense, forward-driving color.