Sans Superellipse Ikkoh 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Thicker' by Zetafonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, sports branding, logos, playful, punchy, retro, cartoonish, friendly, high impact, friendly display, retro flavor, geometric softness, blocky, rounded, soft corners, bulky, compact.
A heavy, rounded sans with chunky proportions and broad, superellipse-like counters. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, and terminals are softly squared rather than sharp, producing a sturdy, inflated silhouette. Curves and straight segments transition with rounded corners, giving letters a molded, cutout feel; bowls and inner spaces stay fairly tight, especially in B, P, R, and the numerals. The lowercase maintains a high x-height and simplified forms, while overall spacing reads dense and poster-oriented at display sizes.
Best suited to large-scale applications where mass and silhouette can do the work: posters, bold editorial headlines, event graphics, packaging, and identity marks. It also fits playful sports or team branding and retro-inspired signage where a compact, high-impact rhythm is desirable.
The tone is bold and approachable, with a humorous, mid-century poster energy. Its soft-rectangular geometry feels friendly and toy-like while still projecting confidence and impact. Overall it suggests fun, exuberant headlines rather than quiet, utilitarian text.
This font appears designed to maximize impact with a soft, geometric blockiness—combining rounded-rectangle construction with dense, confident letterforms. The emphasis is on attention-grabbing display typography that remains friendly and accessible rather than aggressive.
The design favors simplified construction and strong silhouette recognition, with wide, squat-feeling rounds (notably in O/0 and C) and confident, blocky diagonals in V/W/X. The ampersand is heavy and compact, matching the font’s cutout aesthetic. At smaller sizes the tight counters and dense texture may reduce clarity, especially in enclosed forms.