Sans Superellipse Ikdes 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, playful, punchy, retro, chunky, friendly, impact, friendliness, retro flair, brand presence, display character, rounded corners, soft geometry, blunt terminals, compact counters, high impact.
A heavy, compact sans with soft-cornered, superellipse-like bowls and broadly rectangular inner counters. Strokes are uniformly thick with blunt terminals, and many joins feel slightly pinched or notched, creating a cut-in, stamped look at intersections (notably in diagonals and shoulders). Round letters lean toward squarish ovals, while straight-sided forms stay blocky and stable; punctuation and numerals match the same chunky geometry. Spacing appears tight and dense in text, producing a strong, dark typographic color.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, logos, packaging, and bold signage where its dense texture and distinctive rounded-rect geometry can read clearly at size. It can also work for subheads or short captions when a strong, friendly voice is desired, but long passages may feel heavy due to the tight, dark color.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, with a playful, cartoon-adjacent sturdiness. Its softened geometry and chunky rhythm evoke retro display typography and packaged-goods energy while still reading as clean and modern.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, softened edge—combining blocky, geometric construction with rounded corners and intentional notch-like joins to create a memorable display voice.
The shapes show deliberate irregularities at some joins and corners that add character without becoming distressed. Uppercase forms feel especially monumental and sign-like, while the lowercase maintains a large, confident presence due to the tall x-height and compact counters.