Sans Superellipse Irmo 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports branding, playful, punchy, retro, chunky, friendly, maximum impact, graphic display, retro signage, soft geometry, counter preservation, rounded, blocky, soft corners, stencil-like counters, high impact.
A heavy, compact display sans with broad proportions and rounded-rectangle construction throughout. Curves are flattened into superelliptical bowls and arcs, while straights stay monolinear and strongly vertical, giving the face a solid, poster-like mass. Many glyphs use narrow vertical slit counters and notched joins, producing a subtle stencil/ink-trap feel and distinctive interior shapes in letters like A, B, D, O, P, and 0. The lowercase is large and sturdy with minimal modulation and simplified terminals, creating an even, rhythmic texture in text despite the extreme weight.
Best suited to large-scale typography where its dense weight and rounded-block shapes can function as a graphic element—posters, headlines, short slogans, and identity marks. It also fits packaging and promotional materials that need a friendly but forceful presence, and can work for bold wayfinding or sports-style branding when ample size and spacing are available.
The overall tone is bold and upbeat, with a toy-like softness from the rounded geometry and a confident, attention-grabbing stance from the dense black shapes. The slit counters and occasional notches add a slightly industrial, retro-signage character, making it feel both friendly and assertive rather than formal or delicate.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display face built from superelliptical, rounded-rectangle forms, emphasizing maximum presence with simplified geometry. The slit-like counters and small notches look deliberately added to preserve character and separation within very heavy strokes, creating distinctive silhouettes while maintaining a cohesive, robust rhythm.
At display sizes the interior slits and notches read as intentional graphic detailing; at smaller sizes those apertures may visually close, increasing the perceived density. Numerals follow the same rounded-block logic, with the 0 echoing the letterforms and the 2/3/5 showing strong, chunky curves and flat terminals.