Sans Superellipse Sikop 16 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, book covers, retro, theatrical, editorial, playful, display, distinctive silhouette, space saving, headline impact, retro flavor, brand voice, condensed, vertical, monoline stems, rounded corners, soft terminals.
A condensed, vertical sans with superelliptic geometry: bowls and counters read as rounded-rectangle forms, while many joints and terminals finish with softened, radiused corners. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick verticals and noticeably lighter horizontals and diagonals, creating a crisp, poster-like rhythm. Curves are controlled and symmetrical, and openings tend to be tight, yielding tall, compact silhouettes across both cases. Numerals follow the same narrow, high-waisted construction, with simple, streamlined forms that stay consistent with the rounded-rect counter shapes.
This font is best suited to display settings where its condensed width and sharp contrast can create dense, impactful headlines—posters, cover titles, packaging, and brand wordmarks. It can also work for short editorial subheads or pull quotes when you want a retro, theatrical flavor without resorting to overt ornamentation.
The overall tone feels vintage and stage-ready, mixing a clean sans structure with stylized, elongated proportions. Its contrast and narrowness give it a dramatic, slightly whimsical presence that reads as confident and attention-seeking rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to combine a modern sans framework with a distinctive superelliptic construction and dramatic contrast, delivering a compact, high-impact voice for titles and branding. The consistent rounded-rectangle counters suggest a deliberate attempt to create a memorable, unified texture across letters and numbers.
Distinctive superellipse counters are especially evident in rounded letters and figures, giving the face a cohesive “rounded-rectangle” identity. The lowercase includes compact apertures and a tight, upright flow, while capitals maintain a uniform, columnar stance that supports strong vertical texture in lines of text.