Sans Superellipse Raluz 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A tall, condensed sans with largely monoline strokes and gently rounded-rectangular curves. Bowls and counters lean toward superelliptical forms, giving round letters a squared-off softness rather than pure circles. Terminals are mostly flat and clean, with occasional tapered joins and pointed interior angles (notably in diagonals and vertexed forms), creating a sharp, engineered rhythm. Spacing appears compact and consistent, supporting a vertical, column-like texture in words and lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where a compact, vertical footprint is useful—posters, headlines, titling, and identity work that needs a sleek, modernist presence. It can also work for short passages such as captions or pull quotes when generous tracking and leading are available.
The overall tone feels streamlined and architectural, with a refined, slightly vintage flavor reminiscent of signage and display typography from early modernist and Art Deco traditions. Its narrow stance and crisp construction communicate efficiency and sophistication, while the softened corners keep it approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to combine geometric clarity with a softened rectangular curve system, delivering a condensed voice that reads as both modern and lightly retro. It prioritizes a strong vertical rhythm and high visual economy for space-conscious layout and prominent titling.
Distinctive glyph cues include a narrow, rectangular O, a Q with a small descending tail, and angular, V-shaped constructions in letters like W and Y. Numerals follow the same tall, compressed logic, with simple, legible shapes and minimal ornamentation.