Sans Superellipse Ehkas 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sports graphics, ui labels, retro, sporty, technical, kinetic, streamlined, save space, convey speed, modernize tone, maintain clarity, condensed, rounded, oblique, upright stress, open counters.
A condensed, right-leaning sans with monoline strokes and soft, superellipse-like rounding throughout. Curves and terminals are consistently rounded, giving counters an elongated oval/rounded-rectangle feel, while verticals stay straight and tightly spaced for an efficient footprint. The rhythm is compact and fast, with simplified joins and minimal modulation that keeps letters crisp at text sizes. Figures follow the same narrow, rounded construction, maintaining a cohesive texture across mixed alphanumerics.
Well-suited to space-conscious headlines, subheads, and short blocks of copy where a condensed italic can add energy without heavy weight. It also fits sports and motorsport-style graphics, technical labeling, UI badges, and packaging where a streamlined, engineered voice is desired.
The overall tone is brisk and forward-moving, with a distinctly retro-technical flavor. Its narrow, slanted stance reads sporty and utilitarian, suggesting speed, instrumentation, and engineered clarity rather than softness or ornament.
The design appears intended to deliver a fast, modernist italic voice in a narrow width while preserving legibility through open counters and consistent, rounded construction. Its controlled geometry and uniform stroke weight aim for a clean, reproducible look across display and supporting text roles.
Uppercase forms emphasize tall proportions and narrow apertures, and the lowercase maintains clear differentiation despite the compressed width. The italics are integral to the design rather than a simple slant, with rounded terminals and compact spacing contributing to a continuous, tightly knit line in running text.