Sans Superellipse Rikew 10 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Shtozer' by Pepper Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, condensed, modern, technical, retro, streamlined, space saving, clarity, modernism, systematic design, display impact, monolinear, geometric, rounded corners, rectilinear, clean.
This typeface is built from tall, condensed proportions with a consistent, near-monoline stroke and softly squared, rounded-rectangle curves. Counters tend to be narrow and vertical, and round letters read as superelliptic capsules rather than true circles. Terminals are clean and mostly flat, giving the outlines a crisp, engineered feel, while the overall rhythm stays even and tightly packed across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
It works best where space is limited but impact is needed, such as headlines, posters, labels, and wayfinding-style signage. The condensed build also suits branding systems that require tall, economical letterforms for titles, product names, and short callouts.
The overall tone feels modern and technical with a subtle retro-industrial flavor, reminiscent of signage and display lettering designed for space efficiency. Its narrow footprint and squared curvature project a streamlined, utilitarian personality that reads confident and no-nonsense.
The font appears intended to deliver a compact, highly structured sans with rounded-rectangle forms that stay legible while maximizing characters per line. Its consistent geometry suggests a focus on a clean, contemporary display voice with a hint of industrial or architectural influence.
The design leans heavily on verticals and rectangular geometry, producing strong alignment and a uniform texture in lines of text. Lowercase forms maintain the same compact, upright construction as the capitals, and the figures follow the same tall, condensed logic for a cohesive set.