Sans Superellipse Olmer 9 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Cream Opera' by Factory738, 'Double Porter' by Fenotype, 'Autogate' by Letterhend, 'Beachwood' by Swell Type, 'Buyan' by Yu Type, and 'Winner Sans' by sportsfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, industrial, assertive, sporty, retro, compact, impact, space saving, display clarity, geometric branding, condensed, blocky, squared, rounded corners, stencil-like joints.
A condensed, heavy-weight sans with squared, superellipse-like curves and softened corners. Strokes are largely monoline, with tight apertures and compact interior counters that create a dense texture in text. The uppercase is tall and narrow with clipped terminals, while the lowercase keeps a straightforward, utilitarian construction; the two-storey "a" and single-storey feel elsewhere maintain a pragmatic rhythm. Numerals are similarly compact and blocky, emphasizing verticality and space efficiency.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, labels, and wayfinding where a compact, bold voice is needed. It can work for branding in industrial, athletic, or tech-adjacent contexts, and for title treatments that benefit from condensed width and strong vertical emphasis.
The overall tone is forceful and workmanlike, with a slightly retro, athletic flavor. Its compact forms and blunt terminals give it a no-nonsense, engineered feel suited to attention-grabbing statements rather than delicate nuance.
The letterforms appear intended to maximize impact and economy of space while maintaining a cohesive rounded-rectangle motif. The design prioritizes sturdy silhouettes, tight spacing potential, and clear, emphatic shapes for display-driven typography.
The design leans on rounded-rectangle geometry throughout, producing consistent squareness across bowls and curves (notably in letters like C, D, O, and the rounded parts of S). The density increases quickly in longer lines due to narrow set widths and small counters, which makes tracking and line spacing especially influential in use.