Sans Superellipse Tudi 4 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dharma Gothic' and 'Dharma Gothic Rounded' by Dharma Type, 'Akkordeon' by Emtype Foundry, 'Enamel' by Reserves, and 'Aeternus' by Unio Creative Solutions (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, signage, industrial, vintage, grunge, poster, rugged, impact, distress, vintage print, industrial tone, compact setting, condensed, blocky, inked, textured, stamp-like.
A condensed, heavy sans with tall proportions and compact counters. The letterforms are built from blunt, rounded-rectangle shapes, producing squarish bowls and terminals that stay mostly flat and vertical. Edges appear intentionally rough and irregular, with a distressed, ink-worn texture that creates a lively, broken outline while keeping the interior shapes relatively stable. Overall spacing is tight and rhythmic, emphasizing strong vertical strokes and a compact footprint in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited for posters, headlines, labels, and branding where a bold, gritty presence is desired. It performs well in short to medium lines at larger sizes, and can evoke industrial signage or vintage packaging when paired with simple layouts.
The font conveys a rugged, workwear sensibility—part industrial signage, part vintage print. Its distressed surface reads as tactile and imperfect, suggesting age, friction, or stamped production, which adds grit and urgency to headlines.
The design appears intended to combine a condensed, high-impact sans structure with a deliberately worn printing texture. It aims for strong readability at display sizes while adding character through distressed contours and blunt, rounded-rect construction.
In text settings the texture becomes a defining feature, especially along vertical stems and at joins, where small chips and notches add visual noise. The condensed proportions pack words into dense blocks, and the rounded-rect geometry keeps the tone more utilitarian than calligraphic.