Sans Superellipse Illo 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, motorsport graphics, headlines, posters, gaming ui, sporty, aggressive, futuristic, energetic, industrial, convey speed, maximize impact, tech aesthetic, headline focus, slanted, blocky, rounded corners, angular cuts, techy.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with compact counters and a squared-off, superellipse construction. Strokes are monolinear and dense, with broad, flattened curves and rounded outer corners contrasted by sharp diagonal cuts and notches. Terminals are largely chamfered, producing a mechanical, speed-driven silhouette; the bowls and apertures stay tight, and the overall spacing feels intentionally compact for punchy display texture. The numerals follow the same blocky geometry, with simple, sturdy forms and minimal interior space.
Best suited to large-format display work where its speed cues and dense black shapes can carry attitude—team identities, event posters, racing-themed layouts, gaming titles, and bold hero headlines. It can also work for short UI labels or interface headings when high impact is more important than long-form readability.
The overall tone is fast, forceful, and performance-oriented, evoking racing graphics, action branding, and tech-forward interfaces. Its assertive slant and compressed internal spaces create a sense of momentum and impact rather than friendliness.
The font appears designed to communicate speed and power through a consistent oblique stance, squared curves, and hard chamfered details. Its construction favors strong silhouettes and a compact, high-impact word shape for attention-grabbing display settings.
The design relies on consistent oblique angles across many forms, creating a unified “lean” and a strong directional rhythm in text. Because counters are small and joins are chunky, the face reads best when given enough size and breathing room; at smaller sizes the dark mass can dominate.