Sans Superellipse Isbo 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, sports branding, techno, retro, industrial, game ui, futuristic, impact, modularity, tech tone, signage, blocky, squared, rounded corners, superelliptic, compact counters.
A heavy, block-constructed sans with superelliptic geometry: strokes are built from rounded rectangles, producing soft corners on otherwise squared forms. Counters are compact and often squarish, and joins are mostly orthogonal, giving the alphabet a modular, engineered feel. Curves are minimized and replaced by radiused corners, while verticals and horizontals dominate the rhythm. Spacing and sidebearings read sturdy and even, supporting dense settings; numerals follow the same boxy logic with simplified, high-impact silhouettes.
Best suited to display sizes where its dense, blocky construction can read cleanly—headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging with a strong graphic presence. It also works well for themed UI titles, game graphics, and signage where a techno-retro tone is desired.
The overall tone is bold and assertive, leaning into a retro-futuristic, arcade/tech aesthetic. Its squared, softened forms feel industrial and functional, evoking machinery, sci‑fi interfaces, and late-20th-century display lettering.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through compact counters, squared proportions, and rounded-corner geometry, prioritizing a consistent modular system over calligraphic nuance. It aims to feel modern-mechanical and highly graphic, providing a distinctive voice for short, prominent text.
Distinctive details include squared bowls and apertures, a low-curve approach to S-like shapes, and highly simplified diagonals in letters and figures. The lowercase maintains the same modular construction as the uppercase, reinforcing a consistent, geometric voice across mixed-case text.