Sans Superellipse Tula 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, labels, signage, industrial, vintage, utilitarian, gritty, poster-like, space saving, analog print, impactful display, rugged texture, condensed, rounded corners, inked texture, soft terminals, irregular edges.
A condensed, heavy sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly squared curves. Strokes are consistently weighty with minimal contrast, while the contours show deliberate roughness—slight waviness and ink-like edge breakup that reads as a printed or stamped texture rather than clean vector geometry. Counters are compact and vertically oriented, and many joins and terminals feel blunt and softened, keeping forms sturdy even at tight widths. Overall spacing is tight and rhythmic, emphasizing verticality and a dense, blocky silhouette.
Best suited to short, high-impact setting where the dense width and heavy color can be used as a design feature—headlines, posters, product packaging, labels, and bold signage. The built-in roughness also makes it effective when you want type to feel printed, stamped, or tactile without adding extra distress effects.
The texture and narrow, forceful shapes convey an industrial, workmanlike tone with a vintage print flavor. It feels rugged and hands-on—more like a label, stamp, or screen-printed headline than a polished corporate sans—giving text a gritty, utilitarian energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in minimal horizontal space while preserving friendly, rounded geometry. The intentionally imperfect edges suggest a goal of evoking analog production—ink spread, worn type, or hand-inked printing—while keeping letterforms straightforward and readable.
The alphabet shows consistent narrowing across caps and lowercase, with rounded corners doing much of the character work in bowls and arches. Numerals match the same compact, softened construction, helping mixed text maintain a cohesive, poster-forward color.