Sans Superellipse Runah 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, brand marks, condensed, industrial, retro, utilitarian, editorial, space saving, display impact, geometric voice, modern utility, tall, compressed, rectilinear, rounded corners, vertical stress.
A tall, tightly set sans with elongated proportions and a distinctly rectilinear skeleton softened by rounded corners. Curves are drawn as rounded-rectangle bowls rather than true circles, giving O/Q/0 a superelliptical feel and keeping counters compact. Strokes are mostly monolinear with modest modulation, and terminals tend toward flat or gently rounded ends. The rhythm is strongly vertical, with narrow apertures and compact sidebearings that create a dense, efficient texture in text.
Best suited to headlines and short blocks where condensed width is an advantage—posters, signage, packaging, and bold editorial titling. It can also work for compact UI labels or navigation where space is constrained, provided sizes are sufficient for the tighter apertures.
The overall tone is functional and slightly mechanical, with a hint of mid‑century/industrial display styling. Its compressed stance and squared-round forms read as practical and assertive, lending a poster-like directness even at moderate sizes.
The design appears aimed at delivering a space-saving condensed voice with a clear, engineered geometry. By using rounded-rectangle forms and controlled stroke behavior, it balances efficiency with a distinctive, modern-industrial personality appropriate for impactful display typography.
Distinctive details include a single-storey “a,” a “g” with a large open lower loop, and numerals that echo the same rounded-rect geometry, especially the 0. The uppercase set maintains consistent width and height discipline, while the lowercase introduces subtle width variation without breaking the condensed overall color.