Sans Superellipse Irdi 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, industrial, confident, technical, loud, maximum impact, sturdy geometry, display clarity, technical flavor, blocky, rounded, squared, compressed counters, ink-trap cuts.
A heavy, block-built sans with rounded-rectangle construction and broad, squared curves. Strokes are uniformly thick with minimal modulation, and many joins are softened while corners stay decisively squared, creating a superellipse-like rhythm. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and several glyphs use small notches/cut-ins that read like ink-trap-inspired detailing, helping open tight interior spaces at this weight. The overall footprint is wide and stable, with tall lowercase proportions and compact apertures that keep words dense and punchy.
Best suited to display roles where weight and geometry can do the talking: headlines, posters, large-format signage, and impactful brand marks. It also fits sports and fitness identities, industrial or tech-forward packaging, and short UI labels where a sturdy, compact voice is desired.
The tone is bold and assertive, with a sporty, industrial edge. Its squared-round geometry and dense color feel modern and utilitarian, suggesting strength and impact rather than delicacy. The notch details add a technical, engineered character that pushes it toward performance and machinery-oriented branding.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through a rounded-rectangular, engineered skeleton—balancing friendly soft corners with hard-edged, machined cut-ins. It prioritizes strong silhouettes, dense texture, and high presence in large text, while preserving counter clarity through deliberate notching and squarish interior shapes.
The numerals and caps present strong, billboard-like silhouettes; the “0” is especially squared with a tight counter, and the overall spacing in text sets to a solid, dark texture. At smaller sizes, the narrow openings and compact counters may benefit from generous tracking and careful contrast management against the background.