Sans Superellipse Emkib 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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This typeface is a condensed, oblique sans with a compact footprint and a consistently narrow set. Strokes remain largely monolinear, with rounded-rectangle curves and softly squared terminals that keep counters open while maintaining a tight rhythm. The overall skeleton is upright in structure but slanted in execution, producing fast-looking verticals and smooth, controlled joins; round letters read as superelliptic ovals rather than true circles. Numerals match the text color closely, with similarly rounded corners and a sturdy, sign-like presence at display sizes.
Best suited for display typography where its condensed, slanted forms can create impact—headlines, posters, titles, and branding systems that want a sense of speed. It also fits product packaging and sporty or transportation-adjacent graphics where streamlined lettering is desirable.
The slanted, condensed stance gives the font a sense of motion and urgency, suggesting speed, efficiency, and forward momentum. Its rounded geometry softens the tone, keeping it friendly rather than aggressive, while still feeling purposeful and modernized-retro.
The font appears designed to deliver a fast, compact sans for attention-grabbing settings, combining a modern rounded-rect geometry with an oblique stance to project motion and clarity in limited horizontal space.
The design relies on consistent corner radii and even stroke behavior, which creates a cohesive texture across caps, lowercase, and figures. The tight proportions and oblique angle produce strong word-shapes in headlines, but the compressed forms and slant can make dense passages feel busy at smaller sizes.