Sans Superellipse Gakev 3 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Sharp Grotesk Latin' and 'Sharp Grotesk Paneuropean' by Monotype and 'Herokid' by W Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, packaging, promotional graphics, sporty, urgent, aggressive, energetic, modern, impact, speed, condensed display, attention capture, modern branding, compressed, oblique, geometric, rounded, blocky.
A heavy, compressed oblique sans with tight apertures and a forward-leaning stance. The forms are built from broad, compact strokes with rounded-rectangle curves, producing bowl shapes that feel squared-off yet soft at the corners. Counters are small and the joins are sturdy, giving letters a dense, poster-ready texture. The lowercase shows a relatively tall x-height with compact ascenders/descenders, while the numerals and caps keep a consistent, forceful rhythm and strong vertical emphasis.
Best suited to short, high-visibility settings such as sports identities, event posters, bold editorial headers, and energetic packaging or promotional graphics. It excels where a compact footprint and strong typographic presence are needed, and it is less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes due to its dense counters and heavy texture.
The overall tone is assertive and high-impact, with a distinctly kinetic, forward-driving feel. Its condensed massing and slanted posture read as sporty and urgent, leaning toward a contemporary, performance-oriented voice rather than a neutral text style.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a condensed, space-efficient footprint while projecting speed and confidence through its oblique construction. Rounded superellipse-like curves soften the geometry just enough to keep the heavy forms approachable while retaining a bold, performance-driven character.
Round characters (like O/C/G) maintain a superelliptical, rounded-rectangle silhouette, and diagonals are thick and stable, reinforcing a punchy, compressed color on the page. In longer lines the density and tight internal space can build visual pressure, making it most effective when used with generous tracking or at display sizes.