Sans Superellipse Jigul 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, athletic, retro, punchy, techy, impact, branding, sturdiness, geometric clarity, display legibility, squarish, rounded, blocky, compact, sturdy.
A heavy, compact sans built from rounded-rectangle geometry, with corners and terminals consistently softened into superellipse-like curves. Strokes are broadly uniform and the counters skew square and closed, giving letters a dense, solid silhouette. The set favors wide, stable proportions with tight interior space, while key joins and diagonals (as in K, V, W, X) are simplified into strong, blocky shapes. Lowercase forms are robust and fairly plain, with short extenders and a squat, single-storey structure where applicable, maintaining a steady, poster-friendly rhythm.
Best suited to short-form display settings where strong presence and quick recognition matter: posters, large headlines, logos/wordmarks, sports or team identities, and bold packaging or label systems. It can also work for signage and UI callouts where a sturdy, high-impact voice is desired at larger sizes.
The overall tone is assertive and durable—more about impact than delicacy. Its rounded-square construction reads modern and utilitarian, with a retro-industrial edge reminiscent of sports branding, equipment labeling, and bold display titling.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through dense, rounded-rectangular letterforms that stay friendly at the corners while remaining strongly geometric. It prioritizes bold legibility and a consistent, engineered texture for attention-grabbing titling.
Rounded corners keep the weight from feeling harsh, while the square counters (notably in O/0 and related forms) reinforce a technical, manufactured feel. Numerals match the same compact, blocky logic, supporting consistent color in headlines and large sizes.