Sans Superellipse Ralov 5 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'JH Flynn' by JH Fonts, 'Stallman Round' by Par Défaut, 'Lonedruida' by Salamahtype, 'FTY DELIRIUM' by The Fontry, and 'House Sans' and 'House Soft' by TypeUnion (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, packaging, condensed, industrial, modernist, authoritative, urban, space saving, high impact, modern utility, geometric consistency, rectilinear, rounded corners, tall, compact.
A tall, tightly condensed sans with a strongly vertical rhythm and compact sidebearings. Letterforms are built from rounded-rectangle geometry: straight stems and flat terminals are softened by consistently radiused corners, giving counters a squared-off, superelliptical feel. Curves in C/G/O and bowls are controlled and boxy rather than circular, while joins stay clean and largely monolinear in impression. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s narrow proportions, with a single-storey a and a compact e; dots are small and round, and numerals follow the same tall, compressed stance for a uniform texture.
Best suited to display settings where space is limited but impact is needed—headlines, posters, signage, and bold brand lockups. It also fits packaging and label-style applications that benefit from a compact, high-contrast word silhouette, while longer passages will appear dense due to the condensed proportions.
The overall tone is assertive and utilitarian, with a sleek, engineered look that reads contemporary and slightly retro-industrial. Its compressed stance and squared-round construction project efficiency and control, making it feel bold and attention-forward without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in minimal horizontal space, using a rounded-rectangle construction to keep forms sturdy, contemporary, and highly consistent. It prioritizes bold word-shape impact and a controlled, architectural aesthetic over softness or calligraphic nuance.
The font’s consistency comes from repeating the same rounded-corner rectangle motif across curves, bowls, and counters, which creates a distinctive “packed” silhouette in words. In text lines, the narrow width produces dense word shapes and a pronounced vertical emphasis, especially in sequences of straight-stem letters.