Sans Superellipse Ikluz 13 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, playful, chunky, retro, friendly, punchy, high impact, friendly display, retro modern, geometric clarity, brand presence, soft corners, blocky, geometric, compact, rounded.
A heavy, rounded-rectilinear sans with squarish counters and generously softened corners. Strokes stay largely monolinear with subtle optical tapering in joins, creating a sturdy, poster-like texture. Bowls and counters tend toward superellipse shapes, while terminals are blunt and smoothly rounded rather than sharply cut. Proportions read broad and stable, with a large lowercase presence and compact apertures that keep the color dense and uniform across lines.
Best suited to display applications where strong presence and legibility at large sizes matter, such as posters, headlines, packaging, and storefront or event signage. It can also work for short bursts of copy—taglines, labels, or UI highlights—when a warm, chunky voice is desired, but it is less ideal for long-form text due to its dense internal counters.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, combining a toy-like softness with an assertive, attention-grabbing weight. Its rounded geometry gives it a friendly, slightly comedic feel, while the dense silhouettes add confidence and impact. The result suggests a retro display voice that feels energetic without becoming spiky or aggressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a soft-edged geometric character, blending rounded-square forms with a compact, uniform texture. It aims to feel contemporary yet nostalgic, offering a friendly display sans that remains highly assertive in layout.
Spacing and shapes create a continuous, dark rhythm in text, with small counters that can close up visually at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same rounded-block logic, keeping a cohesive, billboard-like consistency across letters and figures.