Sans Superellipse Iknor 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, confident, playful, retro, punchy, friendly, impact, approachability, retro display, branding, blocky, rounded, soft corners, compact counters, bulky.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a compact, blocky build. Curves are shaped like softened rectangles, giving bowls and counters a superellipse feel, while joins and terminals stay clean and blunt. The lowercase shows large, sturdy forms with minimal modulation and tight internal space, creating a dense texture at text sizes. Overall spacing reads on the tight side, emphasizing mass and impact rather than airiness.
Best suited to posters, headlines, and branding where strong presence is required. It can work well on packaging, labels, and storefront-style signage thanks to its thick, simplified shapes. Use with generous leading and careful tracking in longer passages to avoid an overly dark block of text.
The tone is bold and assertive, with a friendly, slightly comedic warmth coming from the rounded geometry. Its chunky silhouettes and soft corners suggest a retro display attitude that feels approachable rather than severe. The overall effect is attention-grabbing and energetic.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a rounded, approachable voice. By combining blunt terminals with softened rectangular curves, it aims for a bold display look that remains friendly and legible while projecting a distinct, graphic personality.
The numeral set matches the same bulky, rounded-rectangle construction, keeping visual color consistent across mixed text. Uppercase forms feel especially poster-like, while the lowercase retains a sturdy, sign-paint–adjacent readability due to its large interiors relative to stroke weight. The texture becomes highly graphic in longer lines, favoring headlines over small copy.