Sans Superellipse Tyvy 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, editorial, album art, typewriter, vintage, gritty, industrial, noir, distressed print, retro utility, high impact, compact display, texture, condensed, inked, roughened, irregular, tall.
A tall, condensed sans with compact, almost squared counters and rounded-rectangle (“soft box”) geometry in many bowls. Strokes keep a consistent, workmanlike thickness but show deliberate roughening—ragged edges, ink spread, and small bite marks that make the outlines feel printed or stamped rather than digitally clean. Curves are restrained and often resolve into flattened arcs, while verticals dominate, giving the design a strong, poster-like rhythm. Spacing is tight and economical, and the numerals follow the same narrow, slightly distressed construction for a cohesive texture across text.
Best suited to display applications where its condensed width and distressed texture can carry the design—posters, headlines, packaging labels, album artwork, and editorial openers. It can work for short UI or signage phrases when a gritty, printed character is desired, but the roughened outlines and tight forms are most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is vintage and utilitarian, evoking worn printing, old labels, or typewriter-era ephemera. The distress adds grit and attitude, reading as handmade, imperfect, and slightly ominous—suited to moody or atmospheric settings without becoming overtly decorative.
The design appears intended to blend a compact, utilitarian sans structure with the imperfections of inked or worn production. By pairing narrow proportions with roughened edges and boxy counters, it aims to deliver a punchy, vintage-industrial voice that feels printed, weathered, and high-impact.
In longer lines the irregular edges create a lively, textured color that reads more like ink on paper than a smooth vector face. The condensed proportions and compact counters increase intensity, while the distressed detailing becomes more prominent as sizes grow.