Sans Superellipse Ikrod 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, sports titles, playful, punchy, retro, chunky, friendly, display impact, retro flavor, playful branding, bold legibility, graphic texture, rounded, blocky, soft corners, compact, sturdy.
A heavy, compact sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly squared curves throughout. Counters are small and often vertically pinched, creating tall inner apertures (notably in O, P, R, 0) and a dense, poster-like color on the page. Strokes are predominantly monolinear with subtle optical modulation from curved joins, while terminals are blunt and squared-off rather than tapered. Several glyphs introduce distinctive wedge-like notches or cut-ins, adding a slightly irregular, hand-cut rhythm to an otherwise geometric system.
Best suited to large sizes where its compact counters and distinctive cut-ins remain clear—posters, big headlines, logos, product packaging, and attention-grabbing social or event graphics. It can work for short to medium display text, but dense paragraphs may feel dark and tight due to the heavy overall color and small apertures.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, mixing geometric solidity with quirky cut details that feel lively rather than strict. It reads as retro-leaning and headline-forward, with a friendly, toy-block confidence that can also suggest sports, entertainment, or comic-adjacent energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with rounded-rect geometry while avoiding a sterile feel through strategic notches and slightly idiosyncratic shapes. It prioritizes bold recognizability and a lively, retro-graphic presence over neutral text readability.
Round letters skew toward squarish bowls, and diagonals (K, V, W, X, Y, Z) feel weighty and emphatic, supporting strong display impact. The lowercase follows the same chunky geometry, with single-storey forms and sturdy stems that keep texture consistent in longer lines. Numerals match the caps in mass and proportion, making them suitable for prominent numeric messaging.