Sans Superellipse Ragos 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, condensed, retro, industrial, clean, space saving, display impact, systematic, modern signage, geometric clarity, rounded, geometric, vertical, compact, tall.
A tightly condensed, monoline sans with rounded-rectangle construction and consistently softened corners. Strokes stay even and straight, with vertical emphasis, compact bowls, and narrow apertures that create a stacked, economical rhythm. The lowercase is built from tall, simple forms with a high midline presence, while counters remain small and upright; punctuation and numerals follow the same condensed, rounded logic for a uniform texture in text.
Best suited to headlines and short blocks where space is tight and a strong vertical cadence is desirable, such as posters, signage systems, packaging panels, and bold brand wordmarks. It can also work for subheads and labels where a condensed, consistent texture helps maintain hierarchy without taking much horizontal room.
The overall tone feels utilitarian and modernist with a clear retro signage flavor—efficient, orderly, and a bit architectural. Its condensed silhouettes and rounded terminals suggest display typography aimed at clarity in constrained spaces rather than softness or warmth.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact sans for display settings, combining strict vertical economy with rounded geometry to stay legible and visually consistent. Its simplified construction prioritizes uniformity and a distinctive condensed voice over expansive readability.
Several glyphs lean on minimal, structural joins (notably the multi-stem forms like M/W), reinforcing a modular, engineered feel. Round characters (C, O, G, Q) read as superelliptical rather than fully circular, which keeps the design cohesive with the font’s vertical compression.