Sans Superellipse Ommon 9 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, industrial, retro, technical, compact, confident, space saving, display impact, signage clarity, geometric consistency, rounded corners, condensed, blocky, geometric, squared curves.
A condensed sans with a rounded-rectangle (superellipse) construction and consistently softened corners. Strokes are heavy and largely even, with minimal modulation, producing a dense, solid color on the page. Curves resolve into squarish bowls and shoulders, and many joins are simplified into clean, rectilinear turns with rounded terminals. Counters are relatively small for the weight, and the overall rhythm is tight and vertical, emphasizing height over width.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, wordmarks, packaging, and wayfinding where its condensed width and strong presence help conserve space while maintaining visibility. It can also work for UI labels or section headers when a robust, technical look is desired, though longer text will appear dense due to the heavy strokes and tight counters.
The typeface reads as utilitarian and engineered, with a slightly retro, signage-like flavor. Its compact, squared-round shapes feel sturdy and straightforward, projecting a confident, no-nonsense tone that can also suggest sports, equipment, or industrial branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a space-saving, high-contrast-in-mass headline voice with a consistent rounded-rectilinear geometry. The emphasis on modular, squared curves and sturdy proportions suggests a focus on clarity at display sizes and a contemporary-industrial character.
Distinctive squared curves appear across round letters and numerals, creating a consistent “soft box” silhouette. Lowercase forms keep simple, single-storey constructions where visible, and punctuation takes on the same blunt, rounded geometry, reinforcing the compact, built-from-modules impression.