Sans Superellipse Yivi 4 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, playful, retro, punchy, quirky, chunky, maximum impact, distinct identity, retro display, headline focus, logo friendly, bulbous, ink-trap feel, cupped terminals, soft corners, compact counters.
A heavy, display-oriented sans with extremely broad proportions and softened, superelliptical curves. Strokes are thick and sculpted with pronounced internal cut-ins that create sharp, wedge-like highlights and narrow counters, giving many letters a carved, ink-trap-adjacent feel. Terminals are generally blunt but often “cupped” or notched, producing a distinctive bite on horizontals and diagonals (notably in E, S, and Z-like forms). Round letters (O, C, G) lean toward rounded-rectangle geometry, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) are wide and sturdy with crisp joins. Numerals follow the same chunky logic, with a particularly hefty 0 and top-heavy, stylized 2/3/5 forms.
Best suited to large-scale settings such as headlines, posters, bold branding marks, packaging fronts, and short signage messages where its sculpted details and wide stance can read clearly. It can also work for playful editorial headings or event graphics, but is less suited to long-form text due to its dense color and tight interior spaces.
The overall tone is bold and charismatic, with a humorous, slightly theatrical edge. Its exaggerated width and cut-in details read as retro and attention-seeking, more akin to headline lettering than neutral text typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through width, weight, and distinctive cut-in shaping—combining rounded-rectangle construction with sharp internal carving to create a memorable, retro-leaning display voice.
Spacing appears intentionally roomy in the grid, while in paragraph samples the dense stroke weight and tight counters make the texture feel dark and compact. The distinctive notches and internal scoops provide strong identity at large sizes but can reduce clarity when set small or tightly tracked.