Sans Superellipse Ipte 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Hagrid' by Zetafonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sporty, punchy, retro, energetic, confident, impact, speed, branding, display, emphasis, slanted, compact counters, rounded corners, ink-trap notches, heavy terminals.
A heavy, right-slanted sans with rounded-rect geometry and broad, blocky proportions. Strokes stay consistently thick with small, tight counters and softly squared curves, giving bowls and apertures a superellipse feel rather than true circles. Many joins show sharp internal notches and wedge-like cut-ins (notably around shoulders and diagonals), creating a rugged rhythm and extra separation at dense points. The overall texture is dark and compact, with short ascenders/descenders and sturdy, simplified forms that hold together at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines and short, high-impact lines where the dark color and slanted momentum can read clearly—sports identities, event posters, apparel graphics, packaging, and punchy editorial display. It can work for subheads and callouts, but the tight counters and dense texture make it less ideal for long text at small sizes.
The tone is assertive and kinetic, reading like fast motion or athletic branding. Its chunky shapes and purposeful notches add a slightly industrial, retro edge, while the rounded corners keep it approachable rather than aggressive.
The design appears aimed at delivering a fast, emphatic display voice: bold, rounded-rect forms for friendliness and modernity, paired with deliberate internal notches that enhance separation and add character under heavy weight. The overall construction prioritizes impact, speed, and brandable silhouettes over quiet neutrality.
The slant is strong enough to suggest speed, and the glyphs maintain a consistent forward-leaning stance across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. Uppercase forms feel especially block-forward and emblematic, while the lowercase remains compact and weighty, producing dense word shapes with high visual impact.