Sans Superellipse Sikop 9 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, condensed, industrial, authoritative, retro, dramatic, space saving, headline impact, geometric consistency, vintage tone, all-caps, poster, display, vertical stress, tight spacing.
A tightly condensed sans with towering proportions and a pronounced contrast between thick vertical stems and hairline joins. Curves are built from rounded-rectangle geometry, giving bowls and counters a squarish, superelliptical feel, while terminals stay clean and mostly flat. The rhythm is strongly vertical and columnar, with narrow apertures and compact counters that create dark, continuous texture in words. Figures and punctuation follow the same tall, compressed stance, maintaining a consistent, high-impact silhouette across the set.
Best suited to display settings where vertical emphasis and punchy contrast help text cut through—posters, headlines, mastheads, packaging callouts, and signage. It can also work for branding where a condensed wordmark is needed, especially when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing.
The font reads assertive and theatrical, with a vintage headline flavor reminiscent of signage and classic poster typography. Its compressed, high-contrast structure feels forceful and attention-grabbing, projecting a slightly noir or Art Deco–adjacent mood without relying on ornament.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in minimal horizontal space, combining a billboard-like condensed build with refined contrast for a dramatic, poster-ready voice. The rounded-rectangle construction suggests a deliberate modernized geometry aimed at consistent, repeatable forms across letters and numbers.
At larger sizes the crisp hairline connections and tight internal space become part of the character, producing a dramatic sparkle against the heavy stems. In smaller sizes, the dense texture and narrow apertures can make long text feel compact and intense, favoring short bursts of messaging over extended reading.