Sans Superellipse Ranin 4 is a light, narrow, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, signage, packaging, modernist, technical, minimal, architectural, retro-futurist, space-saving, geometric clarity, systematic design, distinct silhouette, neutral voice, condensed, rounded-rectangular, vertical stress, geometric, crisp.
A condensed, monoline sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse geometry. Strokes are uniformly thin with soft, squared terminals and consistently rounded corners, creating a clean, tubular feel. Proportions skew tall and narrow, with compact counters and a vertical rhythm; curves tend to resolve into straight-sided bowls rather than fully circular forms. The lowercase is simplified and open, and figures follow the same tall, narrow construction for a cohesive text and display color.
Best suited to headlines, short paragraphs, and typographic layouts where a tall, space-saving voice is helpful. It can work well for branding systems, wayfinding and signage, packaging, and UI labels where a clean, technical personality is desired and vertical rhythm is an asset.
The overall tone reads modern and engineered, with a slightly retro-futurist flavor reminiscent of signage and industrial labeling. Its narrow stance and rounded-rectilinear curves feel orderly and efficient, projecting clarity and restraint rather than warmth or exuberance.
The font appears designed to combine geometric simplicity with a distinctive rounded-rectilinear skeleton, maximizing compactness while keeping forms readable. Its consistent stroke weight and carefully controlled rounding suggest an intention to feel precise and contemporary, with a recognizable silhouette at display sizes.
The design’s distinctive character comes from the consistent superelliptical rounding: bowls and shoulders look “squared-off” while remaining friendly, avoiding sharp corners. The condensed spacing and tall proportions create a strong vertical texture, especially in mixed-case settings and longer lines of text.