Sans Superellipse Jake 11 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, headlines, packaging, sports branding, retro, industrial, playful, bold, techy, attention grab, retro tech, graphic display, branding, squarish, rounded, blocky, compact, soft corners.
A chunky, squarish sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse forms. Strokes are heavy and consistent, with tight, compact counters that often read as vertical slots or small rounded rectangles. Corners are broadly radiused, giving the black shapes a softened, molded feel, while the overall geometry stays rectilinear and stable. The caps are monoline in impression with flat terminals, and the lowercase maintains a sturdy, compact rhythm with slightly condensed apertures and short ascenders/descenders relative to the overall heft.
Best suited to display settings where strong shapes and high impact are desirable, such as posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging, and event or sports graphics. It can work for short bursts of text in promotional layouts, but the compact counters suggest using generous size and spacing for maximum clarity.
The tone is assertive and graphic, with a distinctly retro-industrial flavor reminiscent of arcade, sports, and display lettering. The rounded corners keep it friendly and approachable, while the dense masses and squared curves push it toward a techy, machined aesthetic. Overall it feels energetic and bold, designed to grab attention quickly.
The font appears intended as a bold display sans that translates rounded-rect geometry into a cohesive, high-impact alphabet. Its consistent radiusing and compact interior spaces suggest a focus on strong silhouettes for branding and headline use, with a deliberate nod to retro-tech and industrial signage aesthetics.
The design emphasizes silhouette over interior detail: many letters rely on small counters and notches, which strengthens impact at large sizes but can make similar shapes feel closely related in text. Numerals follow the same blocky logic, staying visually consistent with the caps and maintaining strong, sign-like presence.