Sans Superellipse Bykat 9 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, social graphics, playful, quirky, casual, hand-drawn, friendly, space-saving, friendly tone, informal display, quirky character, monoline, rounded, condensed, tall, bouncy.
A tall, condensed sans with monoline strokes and softly squared, rounded corners. Curves tend to resolve into narrow superelliptical bowls, giving counters a rounded-rectangle feel rather than true circles. Terminals are blunt and slightly irregular, with subtle wobble in stems and joins that creates an informal, hand-rendered rhythm. Spacing is compact and vertical, and the overall texture reads airy despite the narrow set width.
Works best for short-to-medium display settings where a playful, distinctive narrow sans is useful—posters, headlines, packaging, and editorial titling. The condensed proportions make it practical for space-constrained layouts while still maintaining a recognizable, characterful texture.
The tone is lighthearted and personable, with a quirky, homemade charm. Its narrow, tall silhouette and slightly uneven stroke behavior give it a casual, humorous voice that feels more conversational than corporate.
Likely designed to combine a clean sans foundation with a hand-drawn, slightly irregular finish, using rounded-rectangle geometry to keep forms cohesive. The aim appears to be a friendly display face that stays legible while projecting personality in tight horizontal space.
Round letters like O/Q show vertically pinched proportions with smooth corners, reinforcing the superelliptical construction. Diacritics/punctuation aren’t shown, but the displayed alphabet and numerals keep a consistent narrow profile and blunt-ended finishing throughout.