Sans Superellipse Irsa 13 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, titles, assertive, playful, industrial, retro, impact, character, display, texture, blocky, rounded, soft-cornered, chunky, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-built sans with superellipse-like curves and generously rounded corners. Counters and apertures are compact, and many joins are tightened into squared, scooped notches that create a subtly cut or segmented feel inside otherwise solid shapes. Widths run broad overall, with a strong, even vertical stance and minimal modulation; bowls and rounds read as rounded-rectangle forms rather than perfect circles. Numerals and capitals share the same squat, compact geometry, producing a dense, high-impact texture in text.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, title cards, logos, and packaging where the chunky silhouettes and rounded-rectangle forms can dominate the page. It can also work for signage or labels that benefit from a strong, friendly-industrial presence, especially at larger sizes.
The tone is loud and confident, with a friendly softness coming from the rounded rectangles, balanced by hard-edged cut-ins that add a rugged, engineered attitude. It evokes bold retro display lettering—part sports, arcade, or packaging—while still feeling modern and graphic.
The design appears intended as a maximum-impact display face that merges rounded-rectangle geometry with deliberate internal cut-ins to add character and texture. It prioritizes bold silhouette recognition and a distinctive rhythm over open counters and small-size readability.
In continuous text, the tight internal spaces and frequent notches create a distinct rhythm that can look intentionally “stamped” or slightly stencil-adjacent at larger sizes. The bold silhouettes stay highly recognizable, but the dense counters suggest it will be most comfortable when given generous size and spacing.