Sans Superellipse Idlej 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Panton Rust' by Fontfabric (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, packaging, logos, punchy, industrial, sporty, playful, retro, impact, branding, display, energy, recognizability, blocky, rounded, compact, sturdy, geometric.
A heavy, rounded-rectangle sans with softened corners and largely straight-sided counters that read as superelliptical rather than purely circular. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal modulation, producing compact apertures and strong, dark typographic color. Many joins and terminals feel cut or chamfered, giving letters like A, K, k, v, w, x, y, and z a crisp, engineered edge despite the overall rounded construction. Spacing appears tight and the forms are built on broad proportions, with simplified interiors in letters such as B, P, R, e, and a that favor solidity over openness.
Best suited to large-size applications where mass and shape can do the talking: headlines, posters, and bold branding systems. Its sturdy, rounded geometry fits well in sports and streetwear graphics, packaging, and badge-like logo work, and it can add strong presence to short UI labels or navigation when used sparingly.
The font projects confidence and impact, with a bold, no-nonsense tone that also carries a friendly, toy-like softness from its rounded geometry. The squared curves and clipped angles create an athletic, badge-and-uniform energy, while the compact counters add a tough, industrial feel. Overall it reads as attention-grabbing and contemporary with a hint of retro display styling.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a cohesive rounded-rect geometry, pairing soft corners with angular cuts to stay energetic and legible at display sizes. Its simplified counters and emphatic silhouettes suggest a focus on branding and headline use where recognizability and punch outweigh fine-detail readability.
Round characters (O, 0) are notably squarish, and several glyphs use distinctive notches or cut-ins (e.g., the Q tail and the horizontal cuts in 2 and 3), adding recognizable personality. Lowercase shapes skew toward single-storey, simplified constructions, supporting a display-forward rhythm. Numerals are heavy and stable, with a particularly blocky 8 and 9 that maintain the same rounded-rect counter logic as the letters.