Sans Superellipse Uhgi 9 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, industrial, techy, sturdy, sporty, retro-futurist, impact, geometric clarity, modern utility, brand presence, signage clarity, squared-round, blocky, compact, blunt, rounded corners.
A heavy, squared-round sans with forms built from rounded rectangles and softened corners. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with blunt terminals and minimal modulation, creating a dense, poster-ready color. Counters tend toward squarish bowls with generous rounding, and apertures are more closed than open, reinforcing a sturdy, compact rhythm. Lowercase shapes are simplified and robust, with a tall x-height impression and short extenders; round letters read as superelliptic rather than circular. Numerals echo the same geometry, with boxy interior spaces and consistent corner radii for a unified, modular look.
Best suited for headlines, posters, branding marks, and signage where the bold, squared-round construction can be clearly seen. It also fits packaging, labels, and UI moments such as buttons or badges when a sturdy, industrial tone is desired.
The overall tone is utilitarian and confident, leaning toward industrial signage and tech hardware aesthetics. The rounded-square geometry adds a friendly softness to an otherwise tough, engineered presence, giving it a sporty, retro-futurist flavor without feeling decorative.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a consistent rounded-rectangle skeleton, prioritizing a strong silhouette and uniform texture. Its simplified geometry suggests an intention to feel modern, engineered, and highly legible at display sizes while maintaining a distinctive, modular character.
The design relies on consistent corner rounding and squarish counters to maintain coherence across caps, lowercase, and figures. At larger sizes the distinctive superelliptic construction is a feature; at smaller sizes the tight apertures and dense weight may benefit from generous spacing and line height.