Sans Superellipse Etron 5 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dharma Gothic' and 'Dharma Gothic Rounded' by Dharma Type, 'Compacta' by ITC, 'Compacta SB' and 'Compacta SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Beachwood' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, teamwear, packaging, sporty, urgent, modern, industrial, athletic, impact, speed, space saving, headline focus, branding, condensed, slanted, blocky, rounded corners, vertical stress.
A condensed, strongly slanted sans with heavy, low-contrast strokes and a compact horizontal footprint. Letterforms are built from squared-off curves and rounded-rectangle counters, giving bowls and apertures a superelliptical feel. Terminals are mostly flat and blunt, with occasional angled cuts that reinforce forward motion. The overall rhythm is tight and upright in structure despite the italic slant, with simple geometric joins and sturdy, uniform stroke widths that keep the texture dense and emphatic.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as sports identities, event posters, condensed headlines, apparel graphics, and bold packaging callouts. The dense, slanted texture helps it cut through in large sizes where speed and intensity are desired, and it can also serve as a display companion in systems that need a condensed, energetic accent.
The font projects speed and impact, with a tense, forward-leaning stance that feels competitive and performance-driven. Its compressed, muscular shapes read as modern and utilitarian, suggesting urgency and momentum rather than softness or delicacy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in minimal width: a condensed, forward-leaning display sans that reads fast and loud. Its rounded-rectangle construction and blunt terminals aim for a contemporary, engineered look while maintaining strong legibility in all-caps and numeric-heavy applications.
Round letters like O/Q and numerals use rounded-rectangle inner spaces, while straight-sided characters (N, M, H) keep a rigid, engineered feel. The figures are similarly condensed and bold, matching the caps in weight and stance for a cohesive headline texture. Diagonals and angled joins (notably in K, V, W, X) create sharp directional cues that amplify the italic energy.