Sans Superellipse Gubuy 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, industrial, retro, playful, sturdy, techy, impact, legibility, grid fit, distinct silhouette, softened industrial, rounded, blocky, soft corners, compact counters, uniform strokes.
A heavy, rounded sans with a squared, superellipse construction that keeps curves broad and corners smoothly softened. Strokes stay consistent throughout, producing dense, compact counters and a strong, even color in text. Terminals are blunt and straight-cut, with simple, geometric joins that favor stability over delicacy. The overall set reads as monospaced in rhythm, with letters designed to sit squarely in a fixed-width grid and maintain consistent spacing across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited for large-scale applications where its dense weight and rounded geometry can read clearly—headlines, posters, labels, and signage. It also fits logo marks and packaging that want a sturdy, industrial character with softened edges. In longer text, it creates a strong, dark typographic color that can be effective for short blocks, captions, or UI elements meant to feel robust and utilitarian.
The tone is confident and workmanlike, with a friendly softness coming from the rounded-rectangle geometry. It evokes utilitarian signage and vintage computing/labeling aesthetics, while the exaggerated mass gives it a bold, poster-like presence. The result feels direct, durable, and slightly playful rather than refined or formal.
The design appears intended to combine a fixed-width, system-like rhythm with a softened superellipse skeleton, delivering strong impact without sharpness. It prioritizes uniformity, blocky legibility, and a distinctive rounded-rectangle silhouette that stands out in display settings and grid-oriented design.
Distinctive superelliptical bowls and tight apertures give the face a compact, punchy texture, especially in longer lines. The numerals and lowercase maintain the same blocky logic, supporting an overall mechanical regularity that suits grid-based layouts.