Sans Superellipse Ikrol 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, retro, industrial, punchy, sporty, playful, attention grabbing, retro impact, industrial feel, brand stamping, display readability, blocky, rounded, compact, stencil-like, high impact.
A heavy, compact sans built from rounded-rectangle and superellipse forms. Strokes are thick and even, with broad, squared terminals softened by consistent corner rounding. Counters are small and often rectangular, creating strong ink density and tight internal space. Many letters show deliberate cut-ins and notches that read as stencil-like breaks, giving the shapes a segmented, engineered feel. The lowercase is large and sturdy, with simplified joins and minimal modulation, keeping texture dense and uniform in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where dense, high-impact letterforms are an advantage. It can work well for sports or event graphics, bold packaging labels, and logo wordmarks that benefit from a sturdy, engineered look. For longer text, it’s most effective in short bursts (pull quotes, labels, UI badges) where size can stay generous.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a retro-industrial edge. Its chunky geometry and punched counters feel sporty and poster-ready, while the occasional breaks add a utilitarian, fabricated character that keeps it from feeling purely friendly despite the rounded corners.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a distinctive, manufactured silhouette: rounded superellipse geometry for approachability, paired with cut-in details that add grit and recognizability. It prioritizes headline presence and brand stamp character over delicate nuance.
At larger sizes the distinctive notches and blocky counters become a defining feature; at smaller sizes those same breaks can visually close up and increase darkness. Spacing appears relatively tight, producing a strong, uninterrupted typographic color that works best when you want maximum impact rather than airy readability.