Sans Superellipse Hariz 16 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, retro, friendly, techy, playful, sturdy, display impact, compact fit, geometric clarity, retro tech, rounded, boxy, geometric, compact, soft-cornered.
A compact geometric sans with rounded-rectangle construction and consistently softened corners. Strokes are heavy and even, with a clean monoline feel and minimal contrast. Curves tend toward superelliptical bowls, while terminals are blunt or gently radiused, producing sturdy, high-impact silhouettes. The lowercase is compact with simple, closed forms (notably in a, e, g), and the overall spacing and rhythm feel tight and efficient, emphasizing solid blocks of black in text.
Best suited to display settings where strong shapes and compact width help fit impactful words into limited space—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and short signage phrases. It can also work for UI labels or navigation when a bold, friendly-tech voice is desired, though its dense forms favor larger sizes over long passages.
The tone is upbeat and retro-technical, combining a friendly softness from the rounded corners with a sturdy, industrial confidence from the dense weight and compact proportions. It reads as playful without becoming casual, giving headlines a distinctive, gadget-like character.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive superelliptical, rounded-rect look with maximum visual punch in a compact footprint. It prioritizes strong, simplified letterforms and consistent stroke weight to keep the texture uniform and the personality immediately recognizable.
Distinctive details include squared-off curves in letters like C, G, and S, a single-storey lowercase a, and a bulbous, looped lowercase g that adds personality. Numerals follow the same rounded-rect geometry, staying highly graphic and poster-friendly at larger sizes.