Sans Superellipse Etluj 4 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Peridot Latin' and 'Peridot PE' by Foundry5, 'Noison' by Lone Army, 'Fact' by ParaType, 'Galderglynn 1884' by Typodermic, and 'Coben' by cretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, advertising, sporty, urgent, confident, industrial, retro, impact, space saving, speed, headline voice, bold branding, condensed, oblique, chunky, rounded, compact.
This is a heavy, condensed oblique sans with compact proportions and a strongly unified stroke weight. Curves are built from rounded, squared-off forms, giving bowls and counters a soft-rectangular (superellipse-like) geometry rather than pure circles. Terminals are largely blunt and clean, with minimal modulation, producing dense, solid silhouettes and tight internal spaces. The overall rhythm is forward-leaning and tightly packed, with sturdy capitals, energetic lowercase, and numerals that read as blocky and emphatic.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where a condensed, slanted, heavy voice is an advantage—headlines, posters, sports and performance-themed branding, promotional graphics, packaging, and bold UI labels. It can also work for subheads and callouts when you need emphasis without expanding horizontal space.
The font projects speed and impact: assertive, punchy, and slightly retro in the way its rounded-rectangular curves and heavy slant evoke athletic graphics and headline typography. It feels functional and direct rather than delicate, making the tone more promotional and high-energy than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum emphasis in minimal width, pairing a forward slant with robust strokes and rounded-rectangular forms for a fast, modern display presence. Its simplified, low-contrast construction prioritizes consistency and punch across letters and numerals.
The rounded-rectangular construction is especially noticeable in closed forms (like O, Q, and 0), which feel squarer than geometric sans counterparts. The combination of strong weight and condensed width creates a high “ink” footprint, so spacing and line length will noticeably affect readability in longer passages.