Sans Superellipse Etdan 1 is a bold, narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Beachwood' by Swell Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, gaming ui, logos, sporty, futuristic, energetic, industrial, techy, impact, speed, compactness, modernity, branding, condensed, oblique, square-rounded, angular, geometric.
A compact, forward-leaning sans with tall proportions and tight sidebearings. Strokes are consistently heavy with minimal contrast, and many curves resolve into squared, rounded-rectangle forms, giving counters a boxy, engineered feel. Terminals are predominantly straight or subtly chamfered, and joins stay crisp, producing a sturdy rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase. The numerals match the same condensed, slanted stance, with simplified shapes and firm, flattened curves that keep the set visually cohesive.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, esports or sports identities, product branding, and game/tech UI headings where a condensed, slanted silhouette helps convey speed. It can also work for wordmarks and labels, but its dense shapes and tight openings suggest using larger sizes for maximum clarity.
The overall tone is fast, assertive, and modern, evoking motorsport, athletic branding, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its oblique posture and dense color create a sense of motion and urgency, while the squared rounding adds a utilitarian, technical edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-energy display voice built from geometric, squared-rounded forms. By combining a strong weight with an oblique stance and condensed width, it aims to maximize presence in limited horizontal space while maintaining a clean, engineered consistency across letters and figures.
The uppercase reads especially uniform and poster-like, while the lowercase keeps a streamlined, single-storey look where applicable, reinforcing the geometric system. The squared counters and tight apertures push the style toward display use, where the strong silhouette is most effective.