Sans Superellipse Efnen 5 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, sportswear, tech ui, posters, technical, futuristic, sporty, sleek, efficient, convey motion, save space, modernize, signal precision, tech aesthetic, rounded corners, condensed, monoline, oblique, angular curves.
A condensed, oblique sans with monoline strokes and rounded-rectangle construction. Curves are squarish and softly radiused, giving bowls and counters a superelliptical feel rather than circular. Terminals are clean and slightly angled, and joins stay crisp, producing a tight, fast rhythm in text. Numerals echo the same rounded-corner geometry with open forms and compact widths.
Best suited to display uses where a compact, kinetic voice is desired—headlines, product marks, sports and automotive graphics, and tech-facing interfaces or dashboards. It can also work for short bursts of text (labels, navigation, packaging callouts) where space is limited and a streamlined look is beneficial.
The overall tone feels modern and forward-leaning, with a purposeful, engineered character. Its rounded-square curves read as tech-oriented and streamlined, while the slant adds motion and urgency suited to contemporary branding.
The font appears designed to merge a utilitarian sans structure with rounded-square, superellipse-inspired curves, creating a contemporary italic that communicates speed and precision. The goal seems to be a distinctive, modern texture that remains clean and readable while projecting motion.
The design leans on consistent corner radii and restrained curvature, which keeps repeated shapes (like bowls and arches) visually uniform across the set. The narrow proportions and oblique stance make spacing and word shapes feel compact and directional, especially in all-caps settings.