Sans Superellipse Ipby 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logotypes, packaging, sporty, retro, energetic, punchy, assertive, impact, speed, branding, display, bold utility, oblique, rounded, ink-trap cuts, blocky, compact.
A heavy, oblique sans with broad, rounded-rectangle construction and tightly controlled counters. Curves are squashed into superellipse-like bowls, while joins and terminals are decisively clipped with angular cut-ins that create sharp highlights and small wedge notches. The stroke weight is consistently robust, with minimal modulation, and the overall silhouette reads as compact and aerodynamic—especially in the numerals and round letters. Uppercase forms are sturdy and wide-set, while lowercase maintains a large x-height with simplified, geometric shapes and short extenders.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its weight, slant, and cut terminals can do the work—headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or fitness branding, and bold packaging panels. It can also perform in compact subheads where a dense, high-impact texture is desired.
The font projects speed and impact, combining rounded industrial shapes with aggressive cut terminals for a dynamic, forward-leaning tone. It feels at home in high-energy contexts—confident, loud, and slightly retro—like motorsport graphics or arcade-era display lettering.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, high-impact display voice built from rounded geometric forms, then sharpened with angular cut details to suggest motion and toughness. The large x-height and simplified shapes prioritize immediate recognition and strong presence over delicate reading at small sizes.
Distinctive diagonal cut-ins appear across many glyphs, acting like built-in ink traps or stylistic slashes that sharpen internal spaces and add rhythm in longer text. The punctuation and figures match the same oblique, blocky logic, keeping a cohesive, billboard-ready texture at display sizes.