Sans Superellipse Ifjy 5 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, titles, techno, retro, playful, industrial, futuristic, impact, branding, tech flavor, retro feel, display emphasis, rounded corners, squared bowls, soft geometry, compact apertures, stencil-like counters.
A heavy, geometric sans built from squared-off curves and rounded-rectangle forms. Strokes are uniform and dense, with softened corners, tight apertures, and counters that often read as inset cutouts rather than fully open shapes. The letterforms lean toward compact interior spaces and broad, stable silhouettes, producing a strong, blocky rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase. Curves resolve into superelliptical bowls and rounded terminals, while diagonals (such as in K, V, W, X) are clean and sturdy, keeping the texture consistent at display sizes.
Best suited for display applications where maximum presence is desirable: headlines, posters, branding marks, short product names, packaging, and bold UI or game title treatments. It works especially well when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing to keep the dense shapes from clogging in longer passages.
The overall tone feels boldly synthetic and engineered—part retro arcade, part modern tech branding. Its soft-corner geometry keeps it friendly and approachable, while the dense weight and squared curves add a tough, industrial punch.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact, geometric voice using rounded-rectangle construction for a distinct, systematized look. It prioritizes visual punch and stylistic consistency across glyphs, aiming for a contemporary display face with retro-tech undertones.
The numerals follow the same rounded-rect logic, with enclosed shapes that emphasize a solid, sign-like presence. In text, the combination of tight counters and chunky forms creates a strong black texture, favoring impact over delicate readability at small sizes.