Sans Superellipse Polaz 4 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, kids media, playful, retro, friendly, quirky, informal, personality, warmth, display impact, retro flavor, approachability, rounded, condensed, soft corners, bouncy, cartoonish.
A compact, rounded sans with softly squared curves and an overall superelliptical construction. Strokes stay essentially monoline, with subtly irregular tapering that gives verticals and diagonals a hand-cut, slightly elastic feel. Counters are small-to-moderate and often squarish, while joins and terminals are blunted and rounded rather than sharply cut. Proportions are tall and compact, with lively rhythm from slightly uneven letter widths and gently offbeat curves that keep the texture animated in text.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings such as posters, packaging, menu headings, signage, and brand marks where a friendly, condensed voice is helpful. It can also work for punchy subheads and callouts in editorial or digital layouts when a playful, retro-leaning texture is desired.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, with a retro display energy that feels casual and a bit mischievous. Its softened geometry and condensed stance create a cheerful, poster-like presence that reads as friendly rather than technical or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact display sans that blends rounded-rectangle geometry with a lightly handmade irregularity. It prioritizes character and warmth while maintaining clear silhouettes for quick recognition in headline sizes.
Uppercase forms are straightforward and blocky with rounded corners, while lowercase introduces more personality through varied shapes and slightly quirky details (notably in curved letters and the punctuation). Numerals follow the same compact, rounded logic and sit comfortably alongside the letters, reinforcing a cohesive, display-oriented voice.