Sans Superellipse Tufi 3 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Kaneda Gothic' by Dharma Type, 'Cyclone' by Hoefler & Co., 'Brecksville' by OzType., 'Polate' by Typesketchbook, and 'Heading Now' by Zetafonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, rugged, retro, assertive, utility, impact, grit, compression, branding, condensed, stenciled, ink-trap, distressed, blocky.
A condensed, heavy sans with tall proportions and tightly packed counters. Strokes are largely monolinear with squared terminals and rounded-rectangle curves, giving the bowls and shoulders a superelliptical feel. Many glyphs show deliberate cuts and breaks through vertical stems and joins, creating a stencil-like, worn texture that repeats across the set. The overall rhythm is dense and vertical, with compact apertures and strong, poster-ready silhouettes.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, storefront or event signage, packaging panels, and bold logo wordmarks. The built-in distress and tight spacing can reduce clarity at very small sizes, so it performs strongest when given room to breathe and used in display contexts.
The font projects a rugged, industrial tone—confident and a bit abrasive—evoking stamped lettering, worn signage, and utilitarian labeling. Its distressed interruptions add grit and movement, making it feel energetic and emphatic rather than polished or delicate.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a compact width while adding character through controlled stencil-like breaks and a worn print texture. The goal seems to be a bold, utilitarian display face that feels manufactured and weathered, suitable for branding and editorial statements that want a gritty edge.
The repeated interior notches and stem breaks read as intentional design features rather than incidental roughness, and they remain consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. Curves stay compact and rectangularized, keeping round letters from becoming soft, while the condensed width maintains a tight, urgent texture in lines of text.