Sans Superellipse Elpe 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A sharply slanted, tightly condensed sans with pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper into fine terminals and maintain a clean, serifless finish, giving counters a pinched, superelliptic feel in round letters. The rhythm is vertical and tense, with tall ascenders/descenders and narrow sidebearings that create a fast, streamlined texture. Numerals echo the same contrast and slant, with open, airy shapes and delicate hairlines that emphasize the italic motion.
Best suited to headlines, magazine titling, posters, and brand wordmarks where a condensed, high-contrast italic can deliver impact in limited space. It can also work for short subheads and packaging copy when set with generous size and careful contrast-aware color/printing.
The overall tone is high-fashion and editorial: sleek, dramatic, and slightly theatrical. Its narrow stance and high contrast read as confident and stylish, leaning toward a modern, European display sensibility rather than a neutral workhorse voice.
The design appears intended to combine the clarity of a sans framework with the expressive contrast and motion of italic drawing. Its condensed proportions and razor-thin hairlines prioritize style and vertical economy, aiming for standout display use in editorial and branding contexts.
Several glyphs show intentional calligraphic logic—swelling on main strokes and very light connecting strokes—while still staying firmly sans in construction. The diagonal stress and tight spacing amplify speed and elegance, but also make the thinnest strokes visually sensitive at small sizes or on low-resolution outputs.