Sans Superellipse Rikiw 1 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, wayfinding, posters, headlines, branding, modern, technical, minimal, clean, futuristic, space efficiency, system design, contemporary branding, technical clarity, rounded corners, rectilinear, geometric, monoline, condensed.
A condensed geometric sans built from straight strokes and rounded-rectangle curves, giving many letters a superelliptical, squared-off roundness. Strokes are consistently thin with restrained contrast, and terminals are mostly flat or softly rounded, creating a crisp, engineered rhythm. Counters tend toward rectangular ovals (notably in C, D, O, Q, and numerals), while diagonals in A, V, W, X, and Y stay sharp and disciplined. The lowercase shows compact, utilitarian forms with simple joins and minimal modulation; the overall spacing reads orderly and tight, suited to narrow setting without feeling brittle.
This face works well where compact width and a clean, technical texture are useful: interface labels, dashboards, product markings, signage, and modern posters. It also suits branding systems that want a neutral-but-futuristic voice, and it can handle short-to-medium text blocks when set with comfortable line spacing.
The tone is contemporary and systematic, with a slight sci‑fi or industrial flavor coming from the rounded-rectangle geometry and tall, condensed proportions. It feels precise and efficient rather than expressive, projecting clarity, control, and a curated minimalism.
The design appears intended to merge a functional grotesque sensibility with superelliptical geometry, delivering a narrow, space-efficient sans that still feels friendly through rounded corners. Its consistent stroke behavior and unified curved-rectangle motif suggest a focus on coherent system typography across letters and numerals.
Distinctive superelliptical bowls and squarish curves unify the alphabet and numerals, while the tall ascenders and relatively compact apertures keep lines looking streamlined. The figures follow the same rounded-rectangle logic, making mixed text and numbers look cohesive in UI-like contexts.