Sans Superellipse Irty 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, assertive, retro, industrial, sporty, punchy, maximum impact, geometric branding, display clarity, retro utility, blocky, rounded corners, ink-trap hints, compact apertures, soft geometry.
A heavy, geometric sans built from squared-off, superellipse-like curves and broad rectangular stems. Corners are consistently rounded, with occasional small notches and cut-ins that read like functional ink-trap styling, especially where strokes meet and around counters. The forms favor compact apertures and sturdy joins, creating a dense silhouette with minimal delicate detail. Lowercase is simple and sturdy, with a single-storey a and g, a short-armed t, and generally closed, boxy bowls that stay faithful to the same rounded-rectangle logic as the caps and numerals.
This font performs best in display settings where weight and shape can do the work: headlines, posters, sports or team-style branding, packaging callouts, and bold signage. It is particularly effective for short phrases, logos, and emphatic typographic treatments where its compact apertures and notched details add character.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, with a confident, poster-forward presence. Its chunky geometry and softened corners give it a slightly retro, workmanlike flavor—equal parts friendly and forceful—well suited to energetic, attention-grabbing messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through a consistent rounded-rect geometry, pairing muscular strokes with softened corners for a modern-but-retro industrial voice. The small cut-ins suggest practical consideration for dark, dense letterforms—helping preserve internal space and separation in tightly packed, high-ink shapes.
Capitals are tall and uniform with strong horizontals, while several letters show distinctive, squared counters that emphasize the font’s engineered feel. Numerals follow the same blocky construction, maintaining strong figure recognition at large sizes where the cut-ins and rounded corners become a defining texture.