Sans Superellipse Kykom 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, retro tech, playful, arcade, sturdy, display impact, retro flavor, industrial feel, tech styling, blocky, rounded corners, octagonal, stencil-like, ink traps.
A heavy, block-built sans with squarish, superellipse-based outlines and pronounced rounded corners. Many curves resolve into chamfered or octagonal turns, giving counters and outer shapes a machined, cut-corner feel. Openings and counters are compact and geometric, with occasional notch-like details that read as ink-trap or stencil-inspired cut-ins. Spacing and rhythm favor chunky silhouettes and strong horizontal/vertical alignment, producing a dense, graphic texture in text while keeping forms clearly separated.
Best suited to display settings where its chunky geometry can read cleanly and its cut-corner personality can carry the design—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and entertainment or game/UI titling. It also works well for signage-style labels and short callouts where impact matters more than extended readability.
The tone is bold and game-like, mixing industrial sturdiness with a playful, retro-tech character. Its faceted curves and notched details suggest utilitarian hardware, arcade cabinets, or sci‑fi interface labeling rather than quiet editorial typography.
The design appears intended to translate rounded-rectangle geometry into a characterful display voice, combining sturdy industrial construction with small notch/ink-trap details to create a distinctive, screen-ready texture.
The notched interior details and small cut-ins become more noticeable at larger sizes, where they add character and a slightly distressed, engineered look. At smaller sizes, the compact counters and heavy mass can make text feel tight and more suited to short bursts than long reading.