Sans Superellipse Poleh 8 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, condensed, industrial, retro, poster, athletic, space saving, high impact, graphic voice, signage clarity, blocky, rounded, squared, ink-trap, vertical.
A compact, vertically emphatic sans with rounded-rectangle construction and strongly squared counters. Strokes are uniform and heavy, with tight apertures and a consistent, straight-sided rhythm that keeps word shapes tall and compressed. Many joins and terminals show small chamfer-like cut-ins and notch details, giving corners a slightly engineered, ink-trap-like look while maintaining overall smooth, rounded geometry. Figures and capitals follow the same sturdy, tightly fit proportions, reading as dense, graphic blocks in text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and branding where a dense, high-impact texture is desirable. It can work for short bursts of text (subheads, captions on graphics) at generous sizes, and it reads particularly well in bold, stacked layouts and space-constrained applications.
The tone feels assertive and utilitarian, with a retro display flavor. Its condensed stance and notched detailing suggest industrial signage and headline typography, projecting energy and toughness rather than softness or elegance.
Likely designed to deliver maximum impact in narrow horizontal space while keeping forms sturdy and highly recognizable. The rounded-rectangle skeleton and notched terminals appear intended to add character and clarity at display sizes, evoking a modern-industrial, retro-leaning voice.
The design’s distinctive identity comes from the combination of rounded-rectangular bowls with angular cut-ins at key terminals and joins, producing a crisp, mechanical sparkle without adding true serifs. Spacing appears intentionally tight, reinforcing a compact texture and strong vertical cadence across lines.