Sans Superellipse Derut 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sports, ui labels, techy, retro-futuristic, speedy, precise, sporty, space-saving, speed emphasis, technical clarity, modern display, condensed, rounded corners, squared curves, oblique, single-storey a.
A tightly condensed, forward-leaning sans with consistent stroke weight and rounded-rectangle construction. Curves resolve into squared, superellipse-like bowls and counters, giving letters a crisp, engineered geometry. Terminals are smoothly rounded with minimal flare, and joins stay clean and controlled, producing a steady rhythm in text. Uppercase forms are compact and upright in structure but slanted overall, while lowercase maintains a straightforward, utilitarian skeleton with a single-storey a and narrow, vertical proportions. Numerals and punctuation follow the same narrow set and rounded-corner logic for a cohesive, streamlined texture.
Best suited to display settings where a compact, fast-leaning voice is an advantage—headlines, posters, product branding, and sporty or tech-oriented identities. It can also work for short UI labels, dashboards, and interface accents where narrow width helps conserve space, while longer paragraphs benefit from slightly increased letterspacing for clarity.
The overall tone feels fast and technical, with a motorsport/industrial confidence and a subtle retro sci‑fi edge. Its slant and tight spacing suggest motion and efficiency rather than softness or warmth, making it read as purposeful and modernist.
The design appears intended to deliver a sleek, space-saving italic voice with an engineered, rounded-rectangle geometry. It prioritizes a consistent, monoline rhythm and compact proportions to create a high-impact, motion-oriented appearance across both text and numerals.
The superelliptic rounding is especially evident in bowls (e.g., O/Q/0/8) and in squared inner corners, which keeps the design from becoming purely geometric or purely humanist. The extreme horizontal economy creates a compact word shape that reads best when given adequate tracking and line spacing, especially in longer samples.