Sans Superellipse Sugi 6 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Pila' by Alex Jacque, 'Crosseur' by Eotype, 'Oakters' by Maulana Creative, 'Enza' and 'Enza Expanded' by Neo Type Foundry, and 'Branson' by Sensatype Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, industrial, retro, authoritative, condensed, mechanical, space saving, high impact, retro modern, rectilinear, rounded corners, ink-trap feel, vertical stress, compact.
A compact, vertical display sans built from rounded-rectangle forms and tight interior counters. Strokes are heavy with subtly softened corners and occasional pinched joins that create an ink-trap-like notch at intersections. Curves read as squared-off arcs rather than true circles, giving bowls and shoulders a superelliptical geometry. Terminals are clean and largely flat, and the overall rhythm is strongly vertical with minimal horizontal spread, producing dense word shapes and strong columnar texture.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and signage where a compact footprint and high impact are desirable. It can also work well for logos and packaging that want an industrial or retro-modern tone, especially when space is tight and a strong vertical presence helps structure the layout.
The tone is firm and utilitarian, evoking industrial labeling and engineered signage. Its compressed silhouettes and squared curves give it a retro-mechanical voice that feels assertive and no-nonsense, with a slightly stylized, poster-ready edge rather than a neutral text demeanor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a constrained width through tall proportions, squared-rounded geometry, and robust strokes. The softened corners and pinched joins suggest an aim for practical, print-friendly shapes while maintaining a distinctive, engineered display personality.
Uppercase forms are tall and monolinear in feeling, while lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic shapes (notably in letters like a, g, y) that add character without breaking the overall geometric system. Numerals follow the same narrow, blocky construction for consistent texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.