Sans Superellipse Rilel 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, mastheads, posters, branding, packaging, fashion, editorial, modern, dramatic, sleek, editorial impact, luxury tone, space saving, display emphasis, modern refinement, condensed, vertical stress, hairline, monolinear joins, crisp terminals.
A sharply condensed display sans with extreme stroke contrast: dense vertical stems paired with hairline crossbars and diagonals. Curves are tight and controlled, with rounded-rectangle tendencies in bowls and counters, creating a clean, engineered feel rather than calligraphic softness. Terminals are mostly blunt and crisp, and the overall rhythm is highly vertical, producing a strong stripe pattern in text. Numerals and capitals echo the same tall proportions and contrast, maintaining a consistent, disciplined silhouette across the set.
Best suited to headlines, mastheads, poster typography, and brand wordmarks where tall, high-contrast letterforms can set a strong visual mood. It also fits beauty, fashion, and luxury-adjacent packaging or labels, especially when used with generous tracking and ample whitespace.
The font communicates a fashion-forward, editorial tone—cool, poised, and intentionally dramatic. Its high-contrast structure and compressed width evoke luxury branding and contemporary magazine typography, where tension between thick and hairline strokes is part of the aesthetic.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum elegance and impact in a narrow footprint by pairing towering proportions with pronounced contrast and clean, modern curves. The goal seems to be an editorial display voice that feels refined and contemporary while remaining visually distinctive.
At text sizes the hairline horizontals and diagonals read as delicate accents against dominant verticals, so spacing and background contrast will strongly affect clarity. The condensed proportions amplify emphasis and create impact in short words, while longer passages take on a distinctive, stylized texture.