Sans Superellipse Byrot 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, magazine display, condensed, architectural, precise, retro-futurist, editorial, space saving, display impact, geometric system, signage clarity, monoline, geometric, rounded corners, vertical stress, high-waisted.
A monoline sans with strongly compressed proportions and a pronounced vertical rhythm. Strokes stay even in weight with minimal contrast, while corners and terminals often resolve into softly squared, rounded-rectangle shapes. Counters tend to be narrow and tall, and many letters feel built from straight stems with small curved joins, giving round forms a superelliptical, modular look. Spacing is tight and the overall texture reads as a dark, continuous set of verticals, especially in all-caps and dense words.
Best suited to display roles where space is limited and a striking vertical presence is desired: headlines, posters, branding lockups, packaging, and signage. It also works well for short editorial callouts or captions when given extra letterspacing to open up the tight internal counters.
The font conveys a sleek, engineered tone—cool, controlled, and slightly theatrical. Its tall, narrow silhouettes and rounded-rect geometry evoke mid-century signage and retro-futurist titling, while still feeling contemporary and systematic.
The design appears intended as a space-efficient display sans that maximizes height and presence while maintaining a clean, geometric construction. By using rounded-rectangle curves and consistent stroke weight, it aims to produce a distinctive, modernist texture that stands out in dense lines of type.
In text settings the strong condensation and vertical emphasis create a distinctive “barcode” color, so clarity depends heavily on size and tracking. Rounded inner corners and squared-off curves keep the design from feeling purely mechanical, adding a subtle softness to an otherwise rigid structure.