Sans Superellipse Elre 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logos, signage, retro, techy, art deco, minimal, playful, geometric display, streamlined look, retro-tech mood, compact fit, condensed, monoline, rounded corners, squared bowls, geometric.
A condensed, monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry. Strokes maintain an even thickness with minimal modulation, and corners are consistently softened, creating superellipse-like counters in letters such as O, D, and P. The verticals are dominant and tall, while horizontals are short and economical, producing a tight, vertical rhythm. Several glyphs show deliberate, simplified constructions—single-storey a and g, a compact e with a small aperture, and narrow, straight-sided figures—reinforcing a clean, engineered look.
Best suited for headlines and short-form display settings where its condensed geometry can create strong vertical emphasis. It works well for branding, logotypes, packaging accents, and signage that aims for a retro-tech or streamlined industrial mood. In longer passages, it will be more effective as a typographic accent than as primary body text.
The overall tone feels retro-futurist and slightly Art Deco, with a streamlined, architectural stiffness softened by rounded terminals. It reads as technical and efficient, yet the compressed proportions and quirky simplifications give it a playful, display-oriented character. The font evokes signage, interface labels, and mid‑century industrial graphics more than neutral text typography.
The letterforms appear designed to translate a rounded-rectangular, modular construction into a compact sans that feels both engineered and decorative. The intention seems to prioritize a distinctive silhouette and consistent geometric motif for impactful display use.
The design relies on repeated rounded-rectangle motifs across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving strong visual coherence. Some shapes lean toward stylized readability—tight apertures and compact joins—so it benefits from generous spacing and moderate-to-large sizes where its geometry is most apparent.