Sans Superellipse Mabog 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, apparel, sporty, retro, punchy, dynamic, playful, impact, motion, friendly boldness, display emphasis, rounded, oblique, chunky, soft corners, compact counters.
A heavy, oblique sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly blunted terminals throughout. Letterforms lean consistently with a forward, kinetic slant, and strokes stay broadly uniform, creating dense silhouettes with compact interior counters. Curves and joints are generously rounded, giving bowls and shoulders a superelliptical feel; diagonals are thick and steady, and apertures tend to be narrow. The lowercase shows a tall x-height presence and the figures are robust and wide-shouldered, matching the overall blocky rhythm.
Best suited to headlines and short, emphatic lines where the bold, rounded silhouettes can read cleanly. It works well for sports branding, event promotion, packaging, and apparel graphics where a sense of motion and impact is desirable. In longer passages, its dense texture and narrow openings suggest using generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is energetic and extroverted, with a sporty, speed-inspired character. Its soft-cornered heaviness reads friendly rather than aggressive, while the strong slant adds momentum and a retro display flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, rounded geometry while preserving a fast, forward-leaning attitude. It prioritizes strong shapes and a cohesive superelliptical motif for attention-grabbing display typography.
At larger sizes the rounded geometry and tight counters become a defining texture, producing a compact, dark typographic color. The italic angle is pronounced enough to suggest motion, making the face feel more like a purpose-built display italic than a simple slanted roman.