Sans Superellipse Ipja 1 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Impact Wide' by Geoffrey Lee (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, sporty, impactful, assertive, energetic, retro, create impact, suggest speed, brand emphasis, display clarity, slanted, compact counters, rounded corners, blocky, tight spacing.
This typeface uses a heavy, right-leaning slant with broad proportions and tightly enclosed counters. Letterforms are built from blocky strokes with softened, superellipse-like rounding at outer corners, giving the shapes a machined, aerodynamic feel rather than a geometric purity. Curves (C, O, S) read as rounded rectangles, while diagonals and joins stay crisp, producing a strong, high-energy rhythm. The x-height is tall and the overall texture is dense, with punctuation and numerals matching the same sturdy, forward-tilting construction.
Best suited for short, high-impact applications such as headlines, posters, sports and team branding, labels, and bold advertising. It can also work for large-format signage where the dense, forward-leaning shapes reinforce urgency and motion, but it is less suited to long-form text due to its heavy texture and tight internal spaces.
The overall tone is loud and fast, with a confident, sporty attitude that suggests speed, competition, and emphasis. Its combination of mass, slant, and rounded-rectangle geometry feels retro-industrial and attention-grabbing, prioritizing punch over subtlety.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual momentum and emphasis through a strong slant, wide stance, and rounded-rectangle construction, producing a compact, powerful silhouette that reads quickly at display sizes.
Uppercase forms feel especially compact and muscular, while lowercase retains the same broad, slanted stance, keeping word shapes cohesive at display sizes. Numerals are similarly wide and weighty, designed to hold their presence in headline settings and on high-contrast backgrounds.