Sans Superellipse Orlit 6 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'MARLIN' by Komet & Flicker (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, condensed, assertive, retro, utilitarian, space-saving impact, geometric system, display clarity, industrial tone, blocky, compact, squared rounds, tight spacing, poster-ready.
A compact sans with heavy, even strokes and a strongly vertical posture. Curves are built from rounded-rectangle geometry, giving bowls and counters a squarish, superelliptical feel rather than fully circular forms. Terminals are clean and blunt, with minimal modulation and little ornament, producing a steady, mechanical rhythm. Proportions are tall and tight, with narrow apertures and counters that stay open enough to remain legible at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where a dense, high-impact texture is desirable. It works well for branding and packaging that want an engineered, utilitarian flavor, and for signage or labels where space is tight and forms need to stay sturdy.
The overall tone is forceful and workmanlike, with a distinctly industrial voice. Its squared-round construction reads modern and engineered, while the condensed stance and weight give it a poster-era, headline-driven urgency.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact in a narrow footprint, using squared-round geometry and uniform stroke weight to create a consistent, industrial display voice.
Round letters like O and Q appear more squared than circular, reinforcing a geometric system across the set. The lowercase maintains the same compressed, vertical economy as the uppercase, and numerals match the blocky, robust texture for cohesive titling.