Sans Superellipse Benal 2 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, branding, posters, packaging, airy, elegant, modern, delicate, refinement, modernity, compactness, elegance, display tone, condensed, monolinear, high-waisted, minimal, sleek.
A condensed, right-leaning sans with extremely fine, monoline strokes and a clean, open construction. Curves are drawn with a soft, rounded-rectangle logic, giving bowls and counters a gently squared smoothness rather than pure circles. Verticality dominates the proportions: ascenders are long, caps are slim and upright in stance despite the slant, and lowercase forms stay narrow with tidy apertures. Terminals are simple and unadorned, joins are crisp, and spacing is compact but even, producing a consistent, refined rhythm across text and figures.
Best suited to display roles where its fine stroke and narrow set can read as premium and modern—magazine headlines, pull quotes, brand wordmarks, posters, and upscale packaging. It can also work for short text runs or captions when set generously, but it benefits from ample size and contrast against the background.
The overall tone is poised and contemporary, with a fashion-forward lightness that feels polished and intentional. Its narrow, steeply slanted stance adds urgency and sophistication, while the minimal detailing keeps it calm and restrained rather than decorative.
This design appears aimed at delivering an ultralight, condensed italic voice that feels sleek and contemporary, emphasizing vertical grace and a smooth, softly squared curvature. The consistent monoline construction suggests an intention to keep the texture clean and understated while still reading as distinctive in headings.
The sample text shows a smooth texture at larger sizes, with a pronounced diagonal flow from the slant. Numerals and capitals share the same slim, elegant skeleton, reinforcing a unified, streamlined personality.