Sans Superellipse Ikbon 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, sportswear, punchy, retro, playful, sporty, confident, high impact, friendly display, retro modernity, brand voice, headline clarity, blocky, rounded, compact, soft corners.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a superellipse construction: bowls and counters feel like softened rectangles rather than pure circles. Strokes are uniform and dense, with flat terminals and generous corner radii that keep the texture smooth despite the weight. Uppercase forms are compact and sturdy, while the lowercase has a tall, assertive presence with wide, squared-off shoulders and simplified joins. Counters are relatively tight in letters like a, e, s, and 8, creating a strong, poster-like color and a steady rhythm in words.
Best suited for headlines, big typographic statements, branding marks, and packaging where strong presence matters more than delicate detail. It will also work well in sports, entertainment, and promotional design contexts that benefit from a sturdy, friendly display voice.
The overall tone is bold and energetic, with a friendly, throwback flavor that reads as athletic and headline-driven. The rounded-rectangle geometry adds approachability, while the dense weight communicates confidence and immediacy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a soft-edged, geometric silhouette—combining a compact, blocky build with rounded-rectangle curves for a modern-retro display character that stays readable at large sizes.
The numerals share the same blocky, rounded logic, with particularly solid shapes in 0, 3, 8, and 9. Letters with diagonals (K, V, W, X, Y) maintain the chunky feel, avoiding sharpness through softened corners and broad joins, which keeps large text cohesive and punchy.