Sans Superellipse Etmiz 6 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Competition' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, sporty, retro, dynamic, industrial, headline, compact impact, motion cue, display clarity, retro modernism, condensed, slanted, rounded, boxy, ink-trap.
A tightly condensed, forward-slanted sans with a heavy, even stroke and rounded-rectangle construction throughout. Curves resolve into soft corners rather than true circles, giving counters and bowls a squarish, superelliptical feel. Terminals are generally blunt and clean, with frequent notch-like cut-ins at joins and apertures that read like compact ink traps, helping keep internal spaces open despite the dense width. The overall rhythm is tall and vertical with short crossbars and narrow counters, producing a strong, compressed texture in lines of text.
Best suited to display work where impact and speed are desired: headlines, posters, sports branding, event graphics, and bold logo wordmarks. It can also work for short bursts of text such as packaging callouts or UI labels where a condensed, high-energy voice is needed, but the dense counters suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The tone is fast and assertive, with a streamlined, engineered look that suggests motion and urgency. Its condensed slant and squared rounds evoke mid-century display lettering and sports or motorsport graphics, while the crisp notches add a technical, industrial edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in minimal horizontal space, pairing a forward slant with squared, rounded forms for a modern-retro, performance-oriented voice. The notch-like join shaping seems aimed at preserving clarity and punch in tight, heavy letterforms.
Uppercase forms are especially rigid and columnar, while the lowercase retains the same narrow stance and rounded-rectangle logic, keeping the system consistent. Numerals follow the same compact, squared construction, reading robust and sign-like at display sizes.