Sans Superellipse Nero 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Pocky Block' by Arterfak Project, 'FF Hardsoul' and 'FF Softsoul' by FontFont, 'Gf Special' by Gigofonts, 'Dohrma' by The Northern Block, and 'Motte' by TypeClassHeroes (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, retro, industrial, assertive, sporty, techno, high impact, space saving, geometric branding, display focus, blocky, rounded, condensed, compact, stencil-like.
A compact, block-driven sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry. Strokes are heavy and largely uniform, with softened corners and straight-sided bowls that create a squared, superelliptical silhouette. Counters tend to be narrow and vertically oriented, and several joins pinch into small notches, giving a slightly cut-out, stencil-like feel in places. Overall spacing and rhythm are tight and tall, producing dense word shapes that hold together as dark, continuous bands at display sizes.
Best suited to large-scale display use where its dense, dark mass and squared-round construction can read clearly—posters, headlines, apparel graphics, and sports or fitness branding. It can also work for packaging and bold UI labels when used sparingly and with generous size/contrast, since the tight counters and compact spacing can reduce clarity at small text sizes.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with a retro-industrial flavor that reads as sporty and techno-adjacent. Its squared rounds and tight apertures project toughness and control rather than warmth, making it feel energetic, engineered, and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a condensed footprint, pairing rounded-rectangle forms with heavy strokes to create a sturdy, modern-retro display voice. The consistent superelliptical construction suggests a focus on strong, repeatable geometry for branding and titling applications.
Round forms such as O/C/G lean toward squarish bowls with minimal modulation, while terminals stay blunt and squared off. The numerals follow the same compact, rectangular logic, reinforcing a cohesive, sign-like system across letters and figures.