Sans Superellipse Byken 8 is a very light, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
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A tall, condensed sans with a delicate, single-stroke look and consistently rounded terminals. Curves and counters are built from rounded-rectangle geometry—seen in letters like O, Q, and U—while straight strokes stay clean and vertical, giving the design a crisp, columnar rhythm. The x-height reads moderate against notably long ascenders and descenders, and the spacing feels open enough to keep the thin strokes from collapsing. Numerals follow the same narrow, rounded construction, with a simple, linear presence that matches the letters.
Best suited to display settings where its tall, refined proportions can create strong vertical presence—headlines, posters, brand wordmarks, and packaging titles. It can also work for short editorial elements like deck lines, pull quotes, and captions when set with comfortable tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is sleek and quiet, with an architectural, display-forward elegance. Its narrow, high-contrast-by-scale silhouette (thin strokes at tall proportions) lends a sophisticated, boutique modern feel rather than a casual or utilitarian one.
The design appears aimed at delivering a contemporary condensed voice with softened geometry—combining strict vertical structure with rounded, superelliptical curves for a polished, modern display aesthetic.
Distinctive details include narrow bowls and rounded corners throughout, a softly curved tail on Q, and smooth, loopless forms that keep the texture uniform in lines of text. The light stroke and condensed width make the font visually sensitive to size and background, favoring clean reproduction and ample whitespace.