Sans Superellipse Irfe 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, gaming, retro, industrial, techno, arcade, assertive, impact, retro tech, graphic display, modular feel, strong branding, blocky, rounded, compact, chunky, squared.
A heavy, rounded-rectangular display sans built from squarish bowls and soft superellipse corners. Strokes are uniformly thick with minimal modulation, producing dense, ink-heavy silhouettes and compact counters. Openings and joins tend to be narrow and geometric, with frequent right-angle cuts and occasional small notches that add a machined, modular feel. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s blocky construction with a high x-height and simplified forms, while numerals follow the same squared, sturdy rhythm for a consistent, poster-forward texture.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster titles, branding marks, packaging callouts, and gaming or event graphics. It also works well for UI accents, badges, and labeling where a chunky, geometric presence is desired, rather than for long-form reading.
The overall tone is bold and utilitarian with a distinctly retro-digital flavor, evoking arcade graphics, industrial labeling, and sci‑fi interface typography. Its chunky geometry reads confident and impactful, leaning more toward playful tech and engineered toughness than refined neutrality.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum punch with a rounded-square geometry that feels both retro and technical. The simplified, uniform construction prioritizes immediacy and graphic consistency across cases and numerals, making it well suited for bold display typography.
The dense interiors and tight apertures mean spacing and line breaks matter: it holds up best when given room and used at sizes where the internal counters stay clear. The strong, uniform shapes create a striking horizontal rhythm in text, especially where repeated verticals and squared curves form a continuous, graphic band.