Sans Superellipse Yiva 3 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, retro, playful, punchy, chunky, quirky, impact, branding, nostalgia, texture, novelty, rounded, blocky, ink-trap, tapered, sculpted.
A heavy, wide display face built from compact, rounded-rectangular forms with pronounced internal notches and wedge-like cut-ins. Strokes are thick and sculpted, with sharp triangular terminals and counters that often feel pinched or asymmetrically carved, creating a lively, mechanical rhythm. Round letters lean on superelliptical geometry, while diagonals and joins show crisp angles and deliberate bite marks that read like ink traps or chiseled intersections.
Best suited to large sizes where the carved details and notches can be appreciated—headlines, posters, storefront-style signage, packaging, and branding marks. It can work for short bursts of copy (taglines, callouts) when you want dense, high-impact texture rather than relaxed long-form readability.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, with a vintage, sign-painting energy and a slightly mischievous edge. Its exaggerated silhouettes and carved details give it a confident, attention-grabbing voice that feels more expressive than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a distinctive, sculpted texture—combining rounded, superelliptical bases with sharp cut-ins to create a memorable, display-first silhouette.
Lowercase forms retain the same chunky construction, with distinctive cutaways that can create dark spots and strong texture in paragraphs. Numerals follow the same wide, sculpted logic, producing a consistent, poster-ready set that prioritizes personality over subtlety.