Sans Superellipse Ordat 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, playful, retro, chunky, friendly, punchy, display impact, friendly branding, retro flavor, graphic clarity, rounded, blocky, soft corners, compact, quirky.
A compact, heavy display sans with softened corners and rounded-rectangle (superellipse-like) counters. Strokes stay broadly even, with a subtly drawn, slightly irregular rhythm that gives forms a lively, hand-cut feel rather than rigid geometry. Curves are full and closed, apertures tend to be tight, and many joins resolve into blunt, squared terminals instead of sharp points. Overall proportions are sturdy and short, with wide bowls and minimized interior space that read strongly at large sizes.
Best suited to display typography where impact and personality matter—posters, headlines, packaging, signage, and logo wordmarks. It also works well for short promotional lines and playful branding, but the tight apertures and dense counters make it less ideal for long reading at smaller sizes.
The tone is upbeat and informal, combining a mid-century poster sensibility with a toy-like friendliness. Its chunky silhouettes and soft corners feel approachable and humorous, while the dense weight and narrow openings add a bold, attention-grabbing voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, friendly display voice built from rounded-rectangular forms, prioritizing bold silhouette clarity and a slightly quirky rhythm for memorable branding and titling.
The lowercase shows simplified, single-storey constructions and compact counters, which increases color on the line and emphasizes the font’s graphic presence. Numerals follow the same rounded-rectangular logic, producing a cohesive, sign-painting-inspired texture in mixed alphanumeric settings.