Sans Superellipse Yivo 8 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, friendly, playful, retro, punchy, chunky, impact, approachability, branding, display clarity, geometric cohesion, rounded, soft corners, compact counters, low apertures, high ink density.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a superellipse construction: bowls and counters read as squarish ovals with softened corners rather than true circles. Strokes are consistently thick with gentle modulation, producing dense silhouettes and compact internal spaces. Terminals are clean and blunt, and many joins are reinforced, giving letters a sturdy, blocklike rhythm. Curves are tight and controlled, apertures stay relatively small, and the overall texture is dark and even in text.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing copy where mass and clarity at large sizes matter—headlines, posters, storefront or event signage, packaging callouts, and bold brand marks. In longer passages it creates a very dark typographic color, so it works best when ample size and spacing are available.
The font feels upbeat and approachable, with a slightly retro, display-led personality. Its rounded rectangles and thick forms project friendliness and confidence, trading refinement for impact and charm.
Designed to deliver maximum presence with soft, rounded geometry: a bold display sans that stays friendly and legible through simplified shapes, compact counters, and a consistent superellipse-based construction.
Uppercase forms lean geometric and monolithic, while lowercase introduces more quirky, compact shapes that amplify the playful tone. Numerals follow the same squarish-rounded logic, maintaining strong consistency across letters and figures.