Sans Superellipse Egti 5 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, packaging, sporty, dynamic, retro, urgent, industrial, space saving, speed cue, display impact, modernize retro, condensed, slanted, angular, compact, rounded corners.
A sharply condensed slanted sans with compact proportions and a forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes stay largely monolinear, with softly rounded corners and oval/superelliptical bowls that keep curves tight and controlled. Terminals are clean and clipped, and counters are narrow, producing a dense, efficient texture. Letterforms favor tall verticals and compressed curves, with a consistent mechanical geometry across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to headlines and display work where a tall condensed silhouette helps fit long words into narrow spaces. It performs well for sports and motorsport-style branding, product packaging, and promotional graphics that benefit from a sense of speed and compression. It can also work for short UI labels or signage when set at larger sizes with careful spacing.
The overall tone is fast, assertive, and performance-oriented, with a distinct retro display flavor. The strong forward slant and tight spacing cues motion and urgency, while the rounded-rectangle geometry adds an engineered, industrial polish.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in minimal horizontal space while communicating motion and modernity. Its rounded-rectangular construction and clipped terminals suggest a purposeful, engineered aesthetic aimed at bold, energetic display typography.
In text, the condensed forms create a high-ink, high-impact line that reads best when given ample tracking and line spacing. The numerals and uppercase have a particularly streamlined, signage-like presence, and the lowercase maintains the same narrow, vertical emphasis for a cohesive voice across mixed-case settings.