Sans Superellipse Igno 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, logotypes, playful, retro, chunky, friendly, punchy, attention grabbing, friendly impact, retro display, bold branding, rounded, bulbous, soft corners, heavy terminals, tight apertures.
A compact, heavy display face built from rounded, superellipse-like forms with softly squared curves and blunt terminals. The strokes are thick and even, with minimal contrast and a steady, upright posture. Counters tend to be small and the apertures are relatively tight, giving the letters a dense, ink-heavy color. Curves are broad and inflated while joins are smooth, producing a cohesive, chunky rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display typography where impact and personality are key—posters, event graphics, packaging, and bold brand marks. It also works well for short, emphatic UI moments such as hero banners or promotional callouts, where its dense shapes can be given generous spacing and scale.
The overall tone feels bold and personable, with a throwback, poster-ready presence. Its rounded geometry and compressed openings add a slightly quirky, cartoonish warmth without becoming informal handwriting.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with approachable, rounded geometry—prioritizing strong silhouettes and a cohesive, bubbly texture for attention-grabbing titles and brand-forward statements.
The face maintains strong silhouette clarity at larger sizes, with distinctive rounded notches and softened corners that keep straight strokes from feeling rigid. The numerals match the letterforms’ weight and softness, reinforcing a consistent, blocky texture in headlines.