Sans Superellipse Irji 9 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, retro-futurist, playful, techy, chunky, modular, impact, distinctiveness, modularity, retro-tech, geometric, rounded, blocky, inset cuts, stenciled, soft corners.
A heavy, rounded display sans built from compact, pill-like rectangles and superellipse curves. Letterforms are wide and squat with generous corner radii and a consistent, monoline feel. Many glyphs feature distinctive interior notches and split counters that read like inset cuts, creating a pseudo-stencil rhythm across the alphabet. Curves are smooth and geometric, terminals are blunt, and counters are simplified into blocky apertures that prioritize graphic impact over fine detail.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and large-format signage where its distinctive cut-in details remain legible. It also works well for retro-tech themed graphics, album covers, and UI/overlay-style titles when set at larger sizes with ample tracking.
The overall tone is bold and futuristic with a playful, modular edge. Its repeated split-and-notch motif evokes sci-fi interfaces and 1970s–1990s display typography, giving text a confident, arcade-like presence. The softness of the rounded geometry keeps it friendly rather than aggressive, even at very heavy weights.
The design appears intended to merge rounded geometric softness with a modular, engineered personality. By standardizing shapes and repeating inset cuts across glyphs, it aims to create a memorable display voice that reads as both futuristic and nostalgic, emphasizing visual texture and silhouette over conventional text readability.
The notch-driven construction creates strong patterning in words, which looks striking in headlines but can reduce clarity in dense paragraphs. Spacing appears engineered for display: forms are broad, counters are tight, and the consistent cut-ins become a key identifying texture. Numerals and capitals maintain the same rounded-rect framework, reinforcing a cohesive, system-like aesthetic.