Sans Superellipse Ilja 5 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, gaming titles, headlines, posters, logos, sporty, futuristic, assertive, technical, energetic, speed cue, impact display, modern branding, tech tone, rounded corners, oblique slant, aerodynamic, compact counters, ink traps.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with broad proportions and rounded-rectangle construction throughout. Strokes are uniform and dense, with squared terminals softened by generous corner radii, creating a superelliptical, machined feel. Counters tend to be compact and angular-rounded, and many joins show subtle notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins that sharpen the rhythm at tight interior corners. The overall texture is tight and dark, optimized for punchy display sizes rather than airy text settings.
Best suited to high-impact applications such as sports identities, esports/gaming graphics, product branding, posters, and attention-grabbing headlines. It can also work for UI accents or short labels where a strong, fast, technical voice is desired, but the dense weight and compact counters make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The font projects speed and impact, with an aerodynamic, motorsport-like tone. Its chunky, rounded geometry reads contemporary and tech-forward, suggesting performance, power, and a slightly industrial confidence.
The design appears intended to deliver a streamlined, performance-driven display voice: bold, oblique, and built from rounded rectangles to feel both modern and robust. The tightened apertures and corner handling emphasize durability and speed while keeping the forms friendly through softened geometry.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent slanted stance and blocky, rounded architecture, giving mixed-case settings a cohesive, branded look. Numerals follow the same compact, squared-round logic, maintaining strong consistency across alphanumerics.