Sans Superellipse Rudil 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, branding, packaging, fashion, dramatic, elegant, modernist, space-saving impact, editorial voice, luxury branding, modern display, condensed, crisp, vertical, stately, sculpted.
A tightly condensed display face with strong vertical emphasis and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Curves are drawn with smooth, rounded-rectangle geometry, while stems and terminals stay clean and sharply finished, producing a crisp, high-contrast silhouette. Counters are compact and often tall-oval, with generally closed apertures that reinforce a dense, columnar rhythm. Lowercase forms keep a straightforward, upright structure with small joins and a firm baseline presence, and numerals follow the same compressed, sculpted logic for consistent texture in mixed settings.
Best suited to headlines, magazine-style typography, posters, and brand marks where a narrow footprint and dramatic contrast help maximize impact. It can work well for packaging or titling systems that need a sleek, modern presence in limited horizontal space, and for short subheads where its dense texture becomes a deliberate stylistic choice.
The overall tone is poised and dramatic, with a luxe, editorial feel. Its narrow, high-contrast construction reads confident and attention-grabbing, suggesting fashion-forward sophistication rather than casual utility. The rounded-rectilinear curves add a contemporary polish that keeps the sharp contrast from feeling overly traditional.
The design appears intended to deliver a contemporary, space-saving display voice that feels premium and architectural. By combining compressed proportions with superelliptical curvature and strong contrast, it aims to create striking word images and a refined, editorial rhythm.
The font’s condensed proportions create tight word shapes and strong vertical patterning, especially in uppercase. Because many forms are compact with relatively closed openings, it tends to build a dark, uniform color that looks best when given some breathing room in tracking and line spacing.