Sans Superellipse Irma 4 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, industrial, retro, assertive, athletic, techno, impact, mechanical feel, display emphasis, brand distinctiveness, constructed geometry, blocky, rounded corners, squared, compact apertures, ink-trap cuts.
A heavy, block-built sans with rounded-rectangle (superellipse-like) construction and large, flat counters. Strokes are consistently thick with gently rounded outer corners and frequent vertical slit openings that create a carved, stencil-like feel. Many joins show small triangular or rectangular notches reminiscent of ink traps, adding a chiseled texture while keeping the overall silhouettes clean and geometric. Letterforms are broad and stable, with tight internal spaces and simplified curves that read as squared-off ovals in rounded shapes like O and C.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, title cards, sports branding, and logo wordmarks where its mass and geometric carving can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging or signage that benefits from a tough, industrial voice, but is less ideal for long passages at small sizes due to tight counters and dense texture.
The tone is forceful and mechanical, projecting a retro-industrial confidence that feels at home in sports, arcade, and sci‑fi adjacent aesthetics. The notched cuts and narrow openings add edge and urgency, giving headlines a punchy, engineered presence rather than a friendly or delicate voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a geometric, rounded-rect framework, combining broad forms with purposeful cut-ins to create a manufactured, stencil-adjacent character. The consistent carving details suggest a focus on strong display performance and a distinctive, engineered texture.
In continuous text the dense color and compact apertures increase visual impact but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially where slit counters and notches become less distinct. Numerals match the same squared, heavy rhythm, with segmented-feeling details that reinforce a technical, fabricated look.