Sans Superellipse Sapo 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, tech ui, posters, headlines, packaging, sporty, dynamic, modern, technical, confident, convey speed, modernize tone, maximize impact, streamline forms, condensed, forward-leaning, rounded corners, tight apertures, oblique stress.
A forward-leaning sans with compact, slightly condensed proportions and softly squared curves that read as superellipse-like rather than purely circular. Strokes are clean and mostly monolinear with a subtle contrast, and terminals tend to be crisp and planar, avoiding overt calligraphic endings. Counters are relatively tight in letters like C, G, and S, while rounded forms (O, Q, 0) feel squared-off at the corners, giving a streamlined, engineered look. The rhythm is brisk and even, with consistent slant across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, and a generally upright, efficient texture in text.
This style fits display roles where motion and clarity are priorities: sports and fitness branding, automotive or tech-forward identities, UI headers, and editorial or poster headlines. It can also work for short to medium blocks of text when a compact, modern italic texture is desired, especially in marketing and product contexts.
The overall tone is energetic and performance-driven, with a sleek, contemporary voice that suggests speed and control. Its oblique stance and compact shapes add urgency and momentum, while the rounded-rectangle geometry keeps it feeling modern and approachable rather than aggressive.
The design intent reads as a modern oblique sans meant to communicate speed and contemporary utility while staying visually controlled. The superellipse-like rounding and tight apertures suggest an emphasis on a streamlined, engineered aesthetic that remains legible and consistent across letters and numbers.
Capitals appear tall and narrow with minimal flourish, and diagonals (A, V, W, X, Y) are sharp and stable, supporting a fast, athletic silhouette. Lowercase forms maintain the same engineered squareness in bowls (a, b, d, p, q), and the numerals share the same streamlined, slightly squared curves for a cohesive alphanumeric set.