Sans Superellipse Upsa 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, gaming ui, tech, futuristic, industrial, arcade, sporty, high impact, tech branding, distinctive texture, modular geometry, rounded corners, blocky, compact apertures, ink-trap notches, modular.
A heavy, squared sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are monolinear and expansive, with large internal counters that often appear as squared cutouts. Many joins and terminals show small notch-like cutaways that read like ink traps or engineered chamfers, adding texture to otherwise solid, geometric forms. The overall rhythm is compact and stable, with broad letter bodies, short-looking extenders, and a consistent, modular geometry across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for bold headlines, logos, and short statements where its blocky silhouettes and notched details can read clearly. It can work well for tech products, esports and gaming UI, event posters, packaging, and badges where a strong, modern voice is needed.
The tone is assertive and synthetic, combining a friendly rounded feel with a hard, engineered edge. Its superelliptic shapes and notched details evoke sci‑fi interfaces, arcade graphics, and performance branding, giving text a confident, mechanical energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a geometric, rounded-rectangle skeleton, while the recurring notch/ink-trap motif adds a distinctive industrial signature. It prioritizes recognizability and a futuristic feel over neutral text ergonomics.
Distinctive cut-ins and squared counters make the design highly recognizable at display sizes, while the dense black shapes can reduce openness in long passages. Numerals and capitals feel especially emblematic and sign-like due to their closed forms and uniform stroke behavior.