Sans Superellipse Somit 9 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sportswear, packaging, sporty, retro, urgent, loud, industrial, impact, motion, space saving, texture, condensed, slanted, sharp, angular, blocky.
A tightly condensed, forward-slanted display sans with heavy vertical emphasis and abrupt, chiseled terminals. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick main stems and noticeably finer joins and cut-ins. Many glyphs feature distinctive internal slits and split strokes that read like speed-stripes, creating a rhythmic, mechanical texture across words. Counters are compact and often pinched into superelliptical ovals, while curves are flattened into rounded-rectangle forms that keep the silhouette broad and dense. The overall spacing is compact, producing a strong, continuous black band in text.
Best suited for short, high-impact typography such as headlines, posters, logotypes, apparel graphics, and packaging where density and speed-like texture are assets. It performs especially well at larger sizes where the internal slits and stroke contrast remain clearly legible and contribute to the overall graphic effect.
The font conveys motion and intensity, with a punchy, competitive tone that feels at home in high-energy contexts. Its striped detailing and hard cuts suggest engineered performance—part retro racing, part industrial signage—resulting in an assertive, attention-grabbing voice.
The design appears intended to maximize impact in a condensed footprint while projecting speed and power. The repeated internal slits and sharply cut terminals look purpose-built to create a signature, performance-oriented texture that differentiates branding and display copy at a glance.
The distinctive split/stripe motif repeats consistently across caps, lowercase, and figures, giving the type a branded, emblematic quality. Numerals share the same condensed stance and cut-in detailing, helping mixed alphanumeric settings stay visually unified.