Sans Superellipse Ikbiy 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, sports branding, sturdy, impactful, industrial, retro, maximum impact, signage clarity, geometric cohesion, retro utility, blocky, rounded, compact, dense, blunt.
A heavy, block-forward sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Counters are small and tight, giving the face a dense color on the page, while curves and straight segments meet with clean, squared-off joins. Terminals are blunt and largely horizontal/vertical, and round letters lean toward superelliptical shapes rather than true circles, producing a stable, engineered rhythm. Numerals follow the same compact, chunky logic with strong silhouettes and minimal interior space.
Best suited to large-scale applications where strong silhouette and dense typographic color are desirable—headlines, posters, signage, and packaging callouts. It also fits identity work that needs a tough, straightforward voice (e.g., sports, workwear, or industrial-themed branding), and can function as a punchy secondary display face in editorial layouts.
The font reads confident and forceful, with a utilitarian, poster-ready presence. Its rounded-rect geometry adds a friendly softness to an otherwise tough, industrial tone, creating a retro signage feel without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to maximize impact and legibility at a distance using simplified, rounded-rect forms and compact internal spaces. Its consistent geometry suggests a goal of creating a cohesive, modern-utility display sans with a subtle retro signage character.
At text sizes the tight apertures and small counters increase visual weight and can reduce letter differentiation, while at display sizes the consistent superelliptical shapes look clean and deliberate. The overall impression is uniform and robust, optimized for bold statements rather than fine detail.