Sans Superellipse Pinaw 2 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Swiss 911' by Bitstream, 'Cyclone' by Hoefler & Co., 'Poster Sans' by K-Type, 'Andove' by Locomotype, and 'PG Grotesque' by Paulo Goode (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, branding, assertive, industrial, condensed, punchy, utilitarian, space saving, high impact, strong legibility, modern industrial, blocky, compact, tall, sturdy, poster-like.
A tall, condensed sans with compact, rounded-rectangle curves and broadly uniform stroke thickness. Terminals are mostly flat and squared off, while bowls and counters lean toward softened corners rather than true circles, creating a sturdy, engineered silhouette. The lowercase shows a single-storey a and g with tight, vertical proportions, and the overall spacing reads dense and economical, emphasizing vertical rhythm and strong color on the page.
Best suited for headlines and display settings where compact width and strong presence are valuable—posters, tight-column headlines, labels and packaging, and bold branding lockups. It can also work for large-scale signage where condensed forms help fit more characters without losing impact.
The font projects a forceful, workmanlike tone—confident, no-nonsense, and slightly retro-industrial. Its compressed proportions and heavy presence feel attention-grabbing and practical, more about impact and clarity than delicacy.
Likely designed to deliver maximum visual weight in a minimal horizontal footprint, pairing blunt, squared terminals with softened curves for a modernized industrial feel. The consistent stroke and tightly controlled shapes aim to keep text blocks uniform and emphatic across lines.
Round characters like O/Q and the curved portions of C/G read as squarish with rounded corners, reinforcing a superellipse-based geometry. The punctuation and numerals follow the same condensed, upright logic, keeping the texture consistent in multi-line settings.