Sans Superellipse Irfu 12 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, sports branding, industrial, retro, brutalist, techno, playful, impact, branding, display, mechanized look, retro revival, blocky, rounded, compact, stenciled, ink-trap.
A heavy, block-built sans with rounded-rectangle (superellipse) geometry and broad, squared counters. The shapes are compact and monolithic, with softened outer corners and occasional narrow notches/cut-ins that read like ink-trap or stencil-inspired detailing. Apertures tend to be tight, joins are firm, and curves are restrained into rounded corners rather than fully circular bowls. Numerals follow the same chunky, squared-off construction with small interior openings and strong, even stroke presence.
Best suited for attention-grabbing display work such as posters, headlines, title treatments, and bold packaging. It can also work for logotypes or brand marks that want a sturdy, engineered presence, especially where large sizing lets the interior cut-ins and tight counters remain legible.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a distinctly retro-industrial flavor. Its softened corners keep it from feeling harsh, while the cut-in details add a mechanical, utilitarian character that can also feel playful at large sizes.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum visual impact through compact, rounded-rectangular letterforms and a consistent set of cut-in details that create a recognizable, industrial-meets-retro voice.
In text, the dense silhouette creates strong word shapes but can reduce clarity in small settings because counters and apertures stay relatively closed. The distinctive internal notches become a key identifying feature and read best when given enough size and spacing.