Sans Superellipse Japo 11 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, posterish, retro, assertive, stenciled, impact, display, brand punch, compact texture, blocky, compact, squared, rounded corners, ink-trap cuts.
A heavy, block-built sans with rounded-rectangle counters and softly radiused outer corners. Strokes are mostly straight and planar, with abrupt, chiseled-looking cut-ins at joins and terminals that create sharp interior notches and small wedge-like apertures. Round letters (O, C, G) read as superelliptical forms, while diagonals (V, W, Z) are simplified into broad, geometric wedges that reinforce the sturdy rhythm. The lowercase follows the same squared, compact construction with a tall x-height and minimal stroke modulation, producing dense, high-impact word shapes.
Best suited to big, high-visibility settings like headlines, posters, event graphics, athletic branding, and bold packaging panels. It can also work for short callouts or labels where compact, high-impact typography is needed, rather than extended reading.
The overall tone is loud and utilitarian—part sports-display and poster lettering, part industrial signage. The notched terminals add a machined, stenciled energy that feels forceful and slightly retro without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a geometric, rounded-rectangle construction and purposeful notches that prevent the shapes from feeling overly soft. It prioritizes strong silhouette, compact word texture, and a distinctive industrial voice for display typography.
Spacing appears tight and intentionally compact in text, emphasizing a dark, continuous texture. Distinctive cut-ins at corners and joins help separate shapes at large sizes, but small sizes may look dense due to the heavy fills and narrow internal apertures.