Sans Superellipse Peneg 3 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Laqonic 4F' by 4th february, 'Peridot Latin' and 'Peridot PE' by Foundry5, and 'Editorial Feedback JNL' by Jeff Levine (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, sports branding, packaging, assertive, condensed, industrial, athletic, poster-ready, impact, space-saving, modern utility, brand emphasis, blocky, compact, sturdy, high-impact, tight spacing.
This typeface features compact, condensed proportions with heavy, even strokes and rounded-rectangle (superelliptical) curves throughout. Counters are relatively small and openings are tight, creating a dense, high-ink silhouette. Terminals are blunt and squared-off, while rounded forms like O/C/G and the bowls in b/p/q read as soft-cornered blocks rather than circles. The lowercase uses simple, single-storey forms (notably a and g), and the overall rhythm is uniform and monolinear, favoring verticals and straight-sided geometry over calligraphic modulation.
Best suited to display applications where maximum impact is needed in limited horizontal space, such as headlines, posters, signage, and bold brand lockups. It can also work well for sports and industrial-themed identities, packaging callouts, and short, emphatic UI labels when set with sufficient size and breathing room.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a compressed, “shouty” presence suited to attention-grabbing messaging. Its rounded-block geometry gives it a contemporary, engineered feel—more sporty and industrial than friendly or delicate.
The design appears aimed at delivering a compact, high-impact sans that reads strong and contemporary, using rounded-rectangle geometry to keep forms consistent and sturdy while maintaining a modern, engineered character.
The numerals follow the same condensed, blocky construction, keeping widths tight and shapes strongly simplified for impact. At larger sizes the tight apertures and small counters read as intentional density; in smaller settings this same density may reduce interior clarity.