Sans Superellipse Sidug 9 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, editorial, posterish, vintage, assertive, condensed, headline, space-saving impact, display emphasis, retro flavor, strong branding, high-waisted, closed apertures, bracketed slabs, teardrop terminals, vertical stress.
A tall, tightly condensed display face with sturdy, compact letterforms and pronounced vertical rhythm. Strokes are generally heavy with modest modulation, and many curves resolve into small teardrop-like terminals, giving joins and endings a slightly calligraphic flavor. Counters are relatively tight and apertures tend toward closed shapes, while rounded forms feel squared-off in places, creating a crisp, compact silhouette. The lowercase shows a high-waisted feel with strong stems and short shoulders, and the numerals follow the same condensed, weighty construction for consistent color in text.
Best suited for headlines, subheads, and short bursts of copy where space is tight but impact is needed. It would work well on posters, book and magazine covers, packaging, and branding systems that want a condensed, retro-leaning voice. In longer text, it’s likely most effective for callouts, captions, or narrow-column settings where its dense texture is an advantage.
The overall tone is emphatic and attention-grabbing, with a classic poster and newspaper-ad sensibility. Its narrow build and tight counters create urgency and punch, while the softened terminals add a touch of vintage warmth rather than a strictly industrial feel.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visibility and personality in a narrow width, blending condensed display proportions with softened, decorative terminals to evoke classic print-era signage and editorial typography.
The design relies on strong vertical stems and compressed proportions, which can pack a lot of presence into limited horizontal space. At larger sizes the distinctive terminals and compact bowls become a key identifying feature, helping it read as a display face rather than a neutral workhorse.