Sans Superellipse Radij 8 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, labels, quirky, playful, retro, handmade, friendly, space-saving, display impact, friendly tone, retro flavor, humanized geometry, condensed, rounded, monoline, soft corners, irregular.
A condensed, monoline sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners that give curves a slightly squarish, superelliptic feel. Strokes stay even throughout, with compact counters and a tight overall footprint, while widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph. Terminals are blunt and rounded rather than sharply cut, and many letters show gentle, humanized irregularities in curvature and vertical alignment that keep the texture lively. Numerals follow the same narrow, rounded logic, reading clearly while maintaining the font’s compact, upright rhythm.
Best suited to headlines and short-to-medium display copy where its condensed build can save space and add personality. It works well for posters, packaging, labels, and branding that want a friendly, offbeat tone and a compact typographic footprint.
The overall tone feels quirky and approachable, blending a retro sign-painting looseness with a clean, modern simplicity. Its narrow, upright stance creates an energetic, slightly whimsical voice that suits lighthearted messaging without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-saving, condensed sans with rounded, superelliptic forms and a touch of humanized irregularity. It prioritizes distinctive rhythm and character for display use while keeping letterforms simple and monoline for broad legibility.
In text, the condensed proportions create a strong vertical cadence and a dense line color, while the rounded corners prevent it from feeling rigid. The slightly uneven, handmade shaping becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, where it reads as character rather than distortion.