Sans Superellipse Ikboh 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, sporty, bold, assertive, retro, impact, branding, headline strength, geometric clarity, ruggedness, squarish, rounded corners, compact, blocky, geometric.
A heavy, block-oriented sans with squarish, superellipse-like counters and consistently rounded corners. Strokes are largely monolinear, with broad horizontals and verticals and minimal modulation, giving the letters a dense, stamped presence. Terminals are mostly blunt, and joins are tight, producing compact interior spaces; rounded rectangles shape bowls and apertures, while diagonal letters keep a chunky, faceted feel. The rhythm is strong and even, with sturdy capitals and a high, robust lowercase that stays visually close to the cap height.
Best suited to display use where weight and shape can do the work: posters, headlines, sports or esports identities, bold packaging panels, and high-impact signage. It can also function for short UI labels or badges when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve counters and word shapes.
The overall tone is forceful and energetic, combining a utilitarian, industrial solidity with a sporty headline punch. Its rounded-square construction adds a friendly, game-like edge, while the heavy mass keeps it authoritative and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive rounded-rectangle geometry, prioritizing bold silhouettes and a consistent, industrial rhythm. It aims to be instantly legible at large sizes and visually memorable in branding contexts where a strong, blocky voice is desirable.
Small counters (notably in forms like a, e, o, and 8) and deep ink traps-like notches in a few joins make the texture feel rugged at larger sizes, but suggest reduced clarity in tight settings. Numerals match the same squared, compact language, reading best when given ample size and spacing.