Sans Superellipse Irha 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, stickers, playful, chunky, friendly, retro, cartoon, high impact, friendly display, brand voice, playful tone, rounded, soft, bubbly, blunt, compact.
A heavy, rounded sans with a superellipse construction: counters, terminals, and joins are built from softened rectangles rather than true circles. Strokes stay broadly even, with minimal contrast, and corners are consistently radiused, creating a cushioned, blocky silhouette. The x-height reads large and the lowercase is compact, while letters show slightly individualized widths that give the line a lively, uneven rhythm. Apertures are generally tight and counters are small for the weight, emphasizing dense, graphic letterforms.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, big headlines, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks where its chunky shapes can read clearly. It also works well for playful branding, children’s or entertainment-facing graphics, and bold labels when set at generous sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a toy-like solidity that feels comedic and attention-grabbing rather than formal. Its softened geometry suggests warmth and friendliness, while the sheer mass and tight openings add a punchy, poster-like presence.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with friendly, rounded geometry—prioritizing bold presence and approachability over text-density or long-form readability.
The font’s black shapes dominate the page quickly, so spacing and line breaks become important for maintaining legibility at longer lengths. The rounded-rectangle logic stays consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, which helps it feel cohesive in display settings.