Sans Superellipse Ipza 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, gaming titles, packaging, sporty, retro, energetic, techy, assertive, impact, speed, modernity, display, branding, rounded corners, soft terminals, ink traps, slanted, compact counters.
A heavy, right-slanted sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners. Strokes are broad and steady, with shallow internal counters and tight apertures that emphasize a dense, blocky texture. Several joins and interior corners show small notches or cut-ins that read like ink-trap detailing, helping keep shapes from clogging at display sizes. The overall rhythm is forward-leaning and streamlined, with wide, squat proportions and sturdy, horizontal emphasis across letters and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports identities, esports/gaming titles, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for brief subheads or signage where a compact, forceful voice is desired, but the tight counters suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The font projects speed and impact, balancing muscular weight with aerodynamic rounding. Its slant and squared curves evoke motorsport, arcade, and late-20th-century display typography, giving it a confident, punchy voice. The tone is bold and extroverted rather than refined, suited to messages that need immediacy and attitude.
The design appears intended as a high-energy display sans that combines superelliptical rounding with a forward-leaning stance for a fast, modern feel. Its corner notches and compact interiors suggest a goal of maintaining clarity and bite in very heavy forms while preserving a cohesive, sporty silhouette.
In text, the dense fill and narrow openings create strong word shapes and a consistent “stripe” effect, especially in sequences with repeated verticals. Numerals follow the same squared-round logic and appear built for prominent, graphic use. The rounded geometry keeps the heaviness from feeling harsh, while the corner cut-ins add crispness and separation in tight interior spaces.