Sans Superellipse Hiray 8 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'ATF Alternate Gothic' by ATF Collection, 'Akkordeon' by Emtype Foundry, 'CF Blast Gothic' by Fonts.GR, 'Tungsten' by Hoefler & Co., and 'Compacta SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, editorial display, industrial, authoritative, compact, sports, poster, space saving, high impact, bold display, modern utility, condensed, blocky, compressed, blunt, utilitarian.
A tightly compressed, heavy sans with tall proportions and blunt terminals. Strokes stay essentially uniform, with squared-off joins and rounded-rectangle logic shaping bowls and counters, giving curves a squarish, superelliptic feel. The design emphasizes verticality: narrow set widths, compact apertures, and sturdy stems create a dense rhythm, while round forms like O and 0 read as rounded rectangles rather than true circles. Lowercase is simplified and compact with a tall x-height and minimal modulation, keeping the texture dark and even in lines of allowing for clean, poster-like blocks of text.
Best suited for display applications where space is tight and impact is needed: posters, bold editorial headlines, sports and team branding, packaging callouts, and attention-grabbing signage. It can also work for short subheads or labels when set with comfortable spacing and sufficient size to preserve clarity.
The font projects a forceful, no-nonsense tone—confident, loud, and utilitarian. Its compressed heft feels sporty and industrial, lending an assertive voice suited to headlines that need to hit hard in limited horizontal space.
Likely designed to deliver maximum visual weight in a narrow footprint, using a rounded-rectangle construction to keep forms cohesive and modern while maintaining a strong, condensed presence for high-impact display typography.
Counters are relatively tight, so the face holds up best when given enough size or tracking to prevent internal spaces from clogging in dense settings. Numerals match the same condensed, rounded-rectangle construction, maintaining a consistent, punchy texture alongside caps and lowercase.