Sans Superellipse Erna 6 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, sporty, urgent, industrial, retro, impact, speed, space saving, modern utility, condensed, oblique, square-rounded, tight, angular.
A tightly condensed oblique sans with heavy, uniform strokes and rounded-rectangle (superelliptic) construction. Curves are squared off into soft corners, producing compact bowls and counters, while terminals tend to be blunt or slightly hooked, reinforcing a clipped, mechanical rhythm. The glyphs are narrow with strong vertical emphasis, and the overall spacing reads snug, creating a dense, forward-leaning texture in words and lines. Numerals follow the same compact, squared-round logic for a consistent set.
Best suited for display settings where impact and economy of width matter: headlines, posters, sports and motorsport-style branding, packaging callouts, and condensed signage. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, UI labels, infographics) when a bold, fast tone is appropriate, but the dense rhythm suggests avoiding long-form reading at small sizes.
The font conveys speed and pressure—confident, forceful, and slightly aggressive. Its condensed slant and squared-round geometry evoke sporty branding, industrial labeling, and retro display lettering where a punchy, high-energy tone is desired.
The design appears intended to maximize punch in a narrow footprint while maintaining a clean sans structure. Its superelliptic rounding and blunt terminals aim for a modern-industrial look with a clear sense of motion, making it well suited to energetic branding and attention-grabbing typographic treatments.
Uppercase forms appear built from straight stems and compact rounded corners, yielding a “stamped” feel, while lowercase keeps the same narrow proportions and sturdy joins. The slant is pronounced enough to add motion without turning into script behavior, keeping shapes readable while amplifying the sense of momentum.