Sans Superellipse Egni 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, ui labels, modern, efficient, technical, dynamic, sleek, space saving, modernization, impact, speed, condensed, slanted, clean, crisp, angular curves.
A highly condensed, forward-slanted sans with clean, monolinear strokes and compact sidebearings. Forms are built from rounded-rectangle geometry: bowls and counters read as squared-off ovals, and joins stay tidy with minimal modulation. Terminals are mostly straight and clipped, giving a crisp, engineered feel, while the italic angle and tight rhythm keep the texture fast and continuous. The x-height sits high relative to the caps, and punctuation and figures follow the same narrow, upright-to-slanted structural logic.
Best suited to situations where horizontal space is limited but you still want a strong, modern voice—headlines, subheads, posters, and compact branding applications. It can also work for short UI labels, sports/tech graphics, and packaging callouts where a tight, fast typographic texture is desirable.
The overall tone is contemporary and purposeful—more utilitarian than expressive—suggesting speed, precision, and a slightly industrial confidence. Its narrow, slanted stance adds urgency and motion without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, contemporary sans optimized for impactful, space-saving typography. Its superelliptic curves and clipped terminals prioritize a streamlined, engineered aesthetic with an energetic slant for emphasis.
The condensed proportions create strong vertical emphasis and make the type feel space-efficient. Curved letters retain a subtly squared interior that keeps the design consistent across rounds and straights, producing a disciplined, system-like look in text lines.