Sans Superellipse Tekof 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Geogrotesque Condensed Series' by Emtype Foundry, 'Motel Xenia' by Fenotype, 'Neue Helvetica' by Linotype, 'Kuunari' and 'Kuunari Rounded' by Melvastype, and 'NATRON' by Posterizer KG (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, rugged, retro, handmade, industrial, playful, impact, vintage feel, hand-printed, space saving, condensed, rounded corners, blunt terminals, worn texture, soft-rectilinear.
This font presents a condensed, heavy sans with a soft-rectilinear construction: curves feel like rounded rectangles rather than true circles, and corners are consistently softened. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with blunt terminals and slightly uneven edges that read as worn or inked, giving the outlines a subtle distressed texture. Counters are compact and vertical proportions are tall, producing a tight rhythm and strong color on the page. Numerals and capitals match the same blocky, rounded-corner logic, maintaining a cohesive, poster-like silhouette.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, headlines, logos/wordmarks, packaging labels, and attention-grabbing signage where a compact width helps fit more characters per line. It can also work for short subheads or callouts when a rugged, stamped look is desired, but the heavy texture and dense color suggest keeping body text brief.
The overall tone is bold and gritty with a friendly edge—part vintage display, part hand-stamped utilitarian. It feels energetic and informal, evoking screen-printed merch, old packaging, or rugged signage where character and impact matter more than pristine precision.
The design appears intended to combine a condensed, high-impact structure with softened geometry and a deliberately imperfect edge. Its rounded-rectangle forms provide a cohesive, modernized silhouette, while the distressed contours add an analog, printed feel for expressive branding.
In running text the dense strokes and narrow set create a strong dark mass, while the slightly irregular contours keep it from feeling purely geometric. The rounded-rectangle bowls and straight-sided arches give it a distinctive, sturdy personality that stands out at headline sizes.