Sans Superellipse Pikah 9 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Albireo' and 'Albireo Soft' by Cory Maylett Design (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, sports branding, industrial, compact, headline, utility, urban, space saving, impact, signage clarity, compact branding, condensed, blocky, sturdy, rounded corners, high impact.
A condensed, heavy sans with compact proportions and rounded-rectangle construction throughout. Strokes are largely monolinear, with square-cut terminals softened by subtle corner rounding, producing a dense, blocky texture. Counters are tight and often vertically oriented, and the overall rhythm is strongly vertical, with tall, straight-sided curves on letters like C, O, and D. The lowercase is robust with minimal modulation and short extenders relative to the dominant x-height, while numerals match the same narrow, compact footprint for consistent spacing in tight settings.
Best suited to short, high-impact text where space is limited: posters, headlines, wayfinding and signage, packaging fronts, and bold branding applications. Its condensed build allows more characters per line while maintaining strong presence, making it effective for titles, callouts, and label-style typography.
The font conveys a forceful, no-nonsense tone—mechanical, urban, and efficient. Its compressed width and solid mass read as assertive and workmanlike, with a slightly retro-industrial flavor reminiscent of signage and utilitarian labeling.
Likely designed to maximize impact and legibility in narrow columns by combining condensed proportions with a sturdy, rounded-rectilinear skeleton. The consistent stroke weight and softened corners aim for an industrial clarity that holds up in large display sizes and dense typographic blocks.
Round letters are built from flattened curves rather than true circles, giving bowls and shoulders a squared-off feel. Joins and diagonals (notably in K, V, W, X, and Y) are kept crisp and steep, reinforcing a disciplined, engineered look. The punctuation shown in the sample text sits solidly and maintains the same heavy color as the letters, supporting dense headline composition.