Sans Superellipse Elra 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, retro, editorial, quirky, architectural, urban, space saving, distinctive voice, modernist nod, display impact, condensed, tall, monolinear, rounded corners, flat terminals.
A tall, condensed sans with subtly squared curves and rounded-rectangle geometry throughout bowls and counters. Strokes read largely monolinear with slight modulation in curves, and terminals are predominantly flat, giving the letters a clean, constructed finish. Curved glyphs (like C, O, Q, and S) feel tightened into superelliptical shapes rather than true circles, while verticals stay straight and prominent. The overall rhythm is compact and vertical, with tight internal spaces in smaller forms and distinctive, narrow proportions that keep word shapes crisp and dense.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and brand marks where a condensed, high-impact voice is helpful. It also works well for packaging and signage systems that benefit from efficient horizontal space and a geometric, constructed look.
The font communicates a retro-modern tone: utilitarian and editorial, but with a playful twist from its rounded-rectangular curves and condensed stance. It feels simultaneously technical and approachable, evoking mid‑century signage and contemporary magazine typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-saving condensed sans with a distinctive superelliptical flavor, balancing straightforward readability with a recognizable, stylized silhouette for display typography.
Distinctive narrow caps and a compact lowercase create strong texture in paragraphs, with punctuation and figures matching the same tall, condensed logic. The design’s consistent rounded-corner logic helps unify straight and curved forms, producing a clean, slightly idiosyncratic silhouette that remains legible at display sizes.