Sans Superellipse Mely 7 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Midsole' by Grype and 'UNicod Sans' by Mostardesign (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, technology ui, gaming graphics, sporty, futuristic, technical, dynamic, confident, speed emphasis, compact impact, modern geometry, brand voice, rounded corners, soft terminals, squared curves, condensed, oblique stress.
A condensed oblique sans with a superelliptical construction: bowls and counters are built from rounded-rectangle curves rather than pure circles. Strokes are heavy and uniform, with soft, squared-off terminals and consistently rounded corners that keep the silhouettes compact and streamlined. The italic slant is pronounced and steady across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, creating forward motion while maintaining sturdy, blocky proportions. Spacing is relatively tight and the counters are modest, emphasizing a dense, high-impact texture in text.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as sports identities, product branding, esports and gaming graphics, and energetic poster work. It can also serve in tech-forward interfaces for titles, labels, and navigation where a compact, forward-leaning voice is desired, though longer paragraphs will read dense due to the condensed width and heavy color.
The overall tone is fast, engineered, and performance-oriented, combining a modern, slightly sci-fi geometry with an athletic, trackside feel. Its rounded-square forms soften the voice just enough to read as contemporary and approachable rather than harsh or industrial.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, speed-driven italic sans with a distinctive rounded-rectangle geometry, prioritizing punchy presence and a unified, modern texture across letters and figures.
Distinctive superellipse shapes show up in letters like O/D/Q and in the digit set, giving the design a cohesive “rounded tech” signature. The lowercase includes single-storey forms (notably a and g), reinforcing an informal, modern sans character, while the numerals appear designed for quick recognition in bold display contexts.