Sans Superellipse Igla 5 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, gaming ui, techno, industrial, sporty, futuristic, compact, impact, modernity, durability, systematic geometry, blocky, rounded, squared, chunky, stencil-like.
A heavy, rounded-rectangle sans with squarish curves and generously radiused corners. Strokes are uniformly thick with mostly straight-sided verticals and horizontals, producing a compact, modular rhythm; round letters (O, C, G) read as superelliptical forms rather than true circles. Counters are small and often rectangular (notably in B, O, P, R, 8, 9), and joins stay blunt and geometric, with minimal tapering. Terminals are flat and crisp, and the overall silhouette favors wide, stable letterforms that stack cleanly in lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where weight and geometry can carry the message—headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging callouts, and short UI labels. It also fits esports, automotive, and tech-themed graphics where a sturdy, machined look is desirable; for long passages, the tight counters suggest using generous size and spacing.
The tone is bold and assertive, with a contemporary, engineered feel. Its squarish rounding and tight apertures evoke digital interfaces, industrial labeling, and sports branding, reading as confident and slightly aggressive while remaining friendly due to the softened corners.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual punch through a modular, rounded-rect geometry: simplified forms, consistent stroke heft, and squared counters that reproduce a cohesive, industrial-tech voice. The softened corners keep the mass approachable while preserving a hard-edged, performance-oriented character.
The design relies on strong negative-space shapes: counters and notches are simplified into rectangles and slots, which enhances impact at large sizes but can make internal details feel tight in dense text. Numerals match the same modular logic, with especially boxy 0 and 8 and a squared, segmented feel to 2 and 3.