Sans Superellipse Tuha 3 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dharma Slab' and 'Rama Slab' by Dharma Type, 'General Merchandise JNL' by Jeff Levine, and 'Antique Condensed' by Wooden Type Fonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, album art, industrial, grunge, poster, western, stamp-like, impact, texture, vintage, condensed fit, ruggedness, condensed, roughened, distressed, textured, heavyweight.
A tightly condensed, heavy display face with tall, compact proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes appear uniformly sturdy with moderate contrast, while edges are intentionally irregular, creating a worn, ink-pressed texture across counters and stems. Curves and bowls read as rounded-rectangle forms, but their silhouettes are broken up by chipping and uneven inking that varies from glyph to glyph. Spacing is compact and the overall color is dense, producing a high-impact, blocky texture in lines of text.
Best suited to short, high-contrast settings such as posters, headlines, packaging fronts, labels, and merchandise graphics where texture is an asset. It can also work for event promotions or album art that benefits from a gritty, printed look, while extended body text may feel visually heavy due to the dense color and distressed detail.
The distressed finish and compressed stance evoke utilitarian, hands-on contexts—more rugged than refined. It suggests a stamped or letterpress impression with a slightly gritty, timeworn character, leaning toward vintage signage and bold, assertive messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a condensed footprint while adding character through deliberate distressing. Its goal is to mimic a worn print or stamped texture without sacrificing the strong, upright structure needed for bold display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent condensed skeleton, with the lowercase retaining simplified, sturdy shapes that stay legible at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same heavy, weathered treatment, matching the alphabet’s dense tone and maintaining an emphatic presence in headlines.