Sans Superellipse Ilwa 4 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Faculty' by Device, 'Gltp Starion' by Glowtype, 'Bega' by Indian Type Foundry, and 'Danos' by Katatrad (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, punchy, confident, energetic, retro, impact, dynamism, display, branding, attention, slanted, rounded, soft corners, compact spacing, high impact.
A heavy, slanted sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are thick and uniform, with a sturdy, compressed interior counter treatment that keeps apertures relatively tight at display sizes. Curves feel more superelliptical than circular, giving letters a squared-off roundness, while terminals are clean and blunt. The figures and capitals share the same dense, forward-leaning rhythm, producing a cohesive, banner-like texture in lines of text.
Best suited for headlines, titles, and short callouts where impact and momentum matter. It works well for sports and fitness branding, event posters, product packaging, and logo wordmarks that need a bold, dynamic voice. For longer passages, it’s most effective when used sparingly as a typographic accent.
The overall tone is fast, assertive, and sporty, with a friendly softness coming from the rounded forms. It evokes bold headline typography used for action, competition, and high-energy messaging, leaning slightly retro in its chunky, slanted stance.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a forward-leaning, energetic stance while keeping the shapes approachable through rounded, superelliptical construction. Its dense color and compact counters suggest a focus on attention-grabbing display typography that remains coherent and robust across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
The italic angle is consistent and strong, and the weight distribution stays even across straight and curved strokes. In text settings, the dark color and tight counters create a solid mass, favoring short bursts of copy over long reading. Numerals match the letters’ squared-round geometry and maintain the same emphatic presence.