Sans Superellipse Pimos 3 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Neue Plak' and 'Neue Plak Display' by Monotype, 'Gazzetta' by TipoType, and 'Lektorat' by TypeTogether (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, condensed, poster, utilitarian, athletic, space saving, high impact, modern utility, blocky, compact, monoline, sturdy, vertical.
A compact, tightly proportioned sans with heavy, even strokes and a strongly vertical stance. Forms are built from rounded-rectangle geometry: counters are narrow and tall, curves stay taut, and joins feel squared-off rather than calligraphic. The design maintains a consistent, monoline rhythm across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, with short apertures and dense interior space that produces a dark, unified texture in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines and display settings where high impact and tight spacing are needed, such as posters, packaging, sports or industrial branding, and short signage messages. It can also work for subheads and callouts in editorial layouts when a dense, commanding typographic color is desired.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, projecting a utilitarian, industrial confidence. Its compressed shapes and high visual density create a punchy, attention-forward voice that reads as practical and assertive rather than delicate or expressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in minimal horizontal space, using sturdy monoline construction and superelliptical rounding to keep a contemporary, engineered feel. Its consistent geometry and compact counters suggest a focus on strong legibility at larger sizes and a disciplined, uniform texture in set text.
Capital forms tend to look rigid and structural, while the lowercase introduces slightly more curvature in letters like a, g, and e, helping keep long text from feeling overly mechanical. Numerals follow the same tall, compact logic, reinforcing a consistent, signage-like rhythm.