Sans Superellipse Irby 6 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, packaging, techno, futuristic, arcade, industrial, playful, impact, modernity, tech feel, brand voice, display readability, blocky, rounded, geometric, compact, chunky.
A heavy, geometric sans built from squared-off bowls and superellipse-like rounded rectangles. Corners are broadly rounded while counters and notches are sharply carved, creating a distinctive cut-in look across many letters. Strokes are uniform and dense, with compact apertures and simplified joints that keep shapes solid at display sizes. Numerals and lowercase share the same chunky, modular construction, and the overall spacing favors a tight, impactful rhythm.
Best suited to headlines, posters, title cards, and logo wordmarks where its chunky geometry and distinctive cut-in details can be appreciated. It also fits gaming/arcade visuals, tech event graphics, packaging, and bold UI banners where a strong, modern display voice is needed.
The tone reads futuristic and game-adjacent, with an engineered, machined feel softened by rounded outer corners. Its exaggerated mass and crisp cutouts give it a bold, assertive voice suited to energetic branding and tech-forward graphics, while still feeling playful rather than austere.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through dense, rounded-rect geometry and consistent stroke weight, while adding personality via carved notches and slot-like counters. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and a contemporary, digital-industrial mood for display typography.
Several glyphs use rectangular “slots” and stepped cut-ins as defining details, which adds character but can reduce clarity in smaller settings. The forms are optimized for strong silhouettes and high impact, making it most comfortable when given room to breathe and set at larger sizes.