Sans Superellipse Jikim 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, industrial, gothic, assertive, techy, retro, impact, branding, stylization, retro-tech, squared, rounded corners, chamfered, angular, compact.
A heavy, compact display sans built from rounded-rectangle forms and broad, flat strokes. Corners are consistently softened, while many terminals are clipped or chamfered, creating a geometric, cut-metal look. Counters are tight and often rectangular, with small apertures in letters like e, a, and s that emphasize solidity. Curves tend to resolve into squarish bowls, and diagonals appear as sharp wedges; the overall texture reads as dense and blocky with clear, consistent rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for large-size applications where its dense shapes and angular detailing can read cleanly: headlines, posters, titles, branding marks, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for signage or short UI labels when space is limited, but its tight apertures make it less ideal for extended small-size text.
The tone is bold and forceful, mixing industrial signage energy with a faint blackletter echo in the angled joins and notched terminals. It feels mechanical and deliberate, with a retro-tech attitude that leans more aggressive than friendly. The dark color and compact interiors create an authoritative, poster-like voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through chunky superelliptical construction, pairing rounded-rectangle geometry with clipped terminals to create a strong, industrial display voice. It prioritizes distinctive silhouettes and a consistent, engineered rhythm over open readability, aiming for recognizable titles and branding.
Uppercase forms are especially monolithic, while lowercase introduces more distinctive, stylized shapes (notably in g, y, and w) that increase personality. Numerals match the same squarish, rounded geometry and remain sturdy at display sizes. The tight counters suggest it will look strongest with generous letterspacing when used in longer words or dense layouts.