Sans Superellipse Raleb 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, social graphics, quirky, playful, handmade, friendly, retro, space saving, friendly tone, distinctive display, handmade feel, retro charm, condensed, monoline, rounded, bouncy, informal.
A tall, condensed sans with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Curves lean toward superelliptical, rounded-rectangle construction, giving bowls and counters a squarish-yet-gentle feel. Proportions are narrow with generous vertical reach, and many characters show slight, humanized irregularities that keep the rhythm lively without becoming messy. Round letters like O and Q are elongated vertically; the Q’s tail is minimal and integrated, while the a and e read as simple, single-storey forms with open apertures.
Best suited for short-to-medium display copy such as posters, packaging, branding lockups, and social or editorial headlines where a personable, condensed voice is helpful. It can also work for captions or UI labels when a playful, informal tone is desired, though the narrow proportions favor clear spacing and moderate sizes.
The overall tone is casual and upbeat, with a lightly whimsical, hand-drawn flavor. Its narrow, tall stance adds a comic, slightly eccentric energy that feels personable rather than technical.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, space-saving headline style with a warm, approachable character. By combining condensed proportions with rounded, superelliptical curves and subtle hand-made unevenness, it aims for a distinctive, friendly voice that stands out without relying on high contrast or ornament.
The digit set matches the narrow, upright cadence and remains clean at display sizes; the “1” is simple and the rounded forms in “0/8/9” keep a consistent soft geometry. Uppercase forms are notably slender with compact bowls (e.g., B, D, P), and diagonals in V/W/X are sharp but end in rounded tips, reinforcing the friendly finish.