Sans Superellipse Irji 5 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, wayfinding, industrial, retro-futurist, stencil, signage, techno, display impact, stencil effect, modular system, industrial tone, distinct texture, blocky, rounded, geometric, cut-in, segmented.
A heavy, rounded-rectangular sans with broad proportions and tightly controlled geometry. Strokes are monolinear and corners are consistently softened, creating a superelliptical, capsule-like silhouette across both rounds and straights. Many glyphs incorporate deliberate cut-ins and split joints—horizontal notches, small gaps, and occasional diagonal slices—that break counters and strokes into chunky segments while keeping overall forms highly regular. Spacing reads compact and the letters carry strong, stable mass, with simplified curves and squared-off terminals that emphasize a modular construction.
Best suited to display settings where its segmented construction can read as a stylistic feature: posters, large headlines, brand marks, product names, packaging, and environmental or wayfinding graphics. It works especially well when set with generous size and clear contrast against the background, allowing the internal cuts and rounded block forms to remain crisp and intentional.
The segmented shapes and rounded industrial geometry give the typeface a utilitarian, machine-made tone with a distinct retro-futurist edge. It feels like stencil lettering adapted for modern display—bold, assertive, and slightly coded or technical—making text look purposeful and engineered rather than expressive or handwritten.
The design appears intended to merge rounded, modular letterforms with stencil-like interruptions to create a distinctive industrial display voice. By standardizing notches and splits across the alphabet, it aims to deliver a cohesive, highly recognizable texture for branding and headline typography.
In the sample text, the cut joints can become a dominant texture, especially at smaller sizes, where internal breaks and narrow apertures reduce conventional letter cues. The strongest visual identity comes from consistent notch placement and the balance of solid black mass against small, sharp voids, producing a rhythmic, almost signal-like pattern in lines of text.