Sans Superellipse Irve 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, retro, techy, game-like, industrial, assertive, display impact, retro tech, modular geometry, strong branding, squared, rounded corners, blocky, compact counters, stencil-like notches.
A heavy, block-built sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly chamfered corners throughout. Strokes stay consistently thick, with compact interior counters and frequent right-angled cut-ins that create crisp, pixel-adjacent negative spaces. Curves are expressed as superelliptic rounds rather than circles, and terminals tend to end in straight, squared faces. The overall rhythm is tight and punchy, with a slightly modular feel across letters and numerals.
Works best for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster titles, branding marks, and packaging where the chunky silhouette can carry the design. It also suits game UI, sci‑fi or tech-themed graphics, and bold labeling where a sturdy, geometric voice is desired.
The tone reads bold and utilitarian, with a distinctly retro-digital flavor that recalls arcade graphics, sci‑fi titling, and industrial labeling. Its squared softness keeps it friendly enough for playful display, while the mass and sharp notches maintain an assertive, mechanical edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a modular, rounded-rect geometry, combining arcade-era solidity with clean, contemporary sans construction. The consistent stroke mass and signature notches suggest a goal of creating a highly recognizable display face that remains legible at large sizes.
Distinctive internal cutouts and notched joins add character and improve differentiation between similar glyphs at display sizes, but the tight counters suggest it will feel densest in longer passages. The numerals match the same block logic, producing strong, sign-like figures that hold up in big, high-contrast applications.