Sans Superellipse Noji 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, signage, playful, chunky, friendly, retro, cartoon, attention grabbing, friendly display, retro feel, bold branding, rounded corners, soft terminals, blocky, bulbous, geometric.
A heavy, soft-edged sans with forms built from rounded rectangles and superellipse-like curves. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with generously rounded corners and blunted terminals that keep counters open despite the weight. Letters lean toward compact, blocky silhouettes with occasional asymmetry and slightly irregular shaping that adds bounce and texture. The lowercase is stout with short ascenders/descenders, single-storey ‘a’, and simple, sturdy punctuation-like details in the numerals and joins.
Best suited for display typography where impact and friendliness matter: posters, large headlines, packaging, signage, and brand marks that benefit from a soft, chunky voice. It can work for short bursts of text at larger sizes, but its heavy mass and tight interior spaces make it less ideal for long reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is friendly and approachable, with a playful, cartoon-like confidence. Its chunky geometry reads as retro and informal, prioritizing personality over refinement. The slight unevenness in curves and joins adds a hand-made warmth without becoming script-like.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display sans with rounded-rectangle construction and high visual density. It emphasizes legibility through open counters and simple forms while leaning into a playful, characterful rhythm for attention-grabbing titles.
Round letters (O, C, G, Q) emphasize squared-off curvature, while diagonals (K, V, W, X) are thick and stable, avoiding sharp points. Numerals are bold and simplified, designed to hold their shape at large sizes and in high-contrast settings.