Sans Superellipse Yori 4 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, sporty, punchy, retro, assertive, impact, ruggedness, clarity, branding, blocky, squared, rounded corners, compact counters, stencil-like cuts.
A heavy, block-driven sans with squared proportions softened by rounded, superellipse-style corners. Strokes are mostly monolinear in construction but appear more contrasty due to tight internal counters and abrupt cut-ins, creating sharp notch details in letters like C/S and in the terminals of several lowercase forms. Curves resolve into flattened bowls and rounded-rectangle apertures, and the overall fit is relatively tight, producing a dense, poster-ready texture. The lowercase uses sturdy, simplified shapes with squat bowls and minimal modulation, while numerals follow the same squared, rounded-corner logic for a unified, sign-like set.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short statements where its dense weight and squared forms can deliver impact. It works well for sports-themed branding, bold packaging fronts, event posters, and signage where a compact, rugged voice is desirable.
The font projects a tough, no-nonsense tone with a distinctly athletic and industrial edge. Its chunky geometry and clipped details feel utilitarian and confident, evoking varsity graphics, equipment labeling, and bold display typography with a hint of retro Americana.
The font appears designed to maximize visual punch through compact counters, rounded-rectangle geometry, and assertive cut-in details, prioritizing strong word shapes and high-impact presence over delicacy. Its consistent squared construction suggests an intention to feel engineered and durable, like lettering made for labels, uniforms, or display graphics.
The design leans on repeated rounded-rectangle counters (notably in O/o, D/d, 0, 8, 9), which reinforces consistency at large sizes. Small apertures and condensed interior spaces can make long text feel heavy and dark, but the strong silhouettes keep words readable in short bursts.