Sans Superellipse Ikkip 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, stickers/labels, playful, punchy, retro, friendly, loud, impact, approachability, display emphasis, retro flavor, soft-cornered, chunky, compact, blocky, rounded.
A heavy, soft-cornered sans with broad, rounded-rectangle construction and tightly packed counters. Curves read as superelliptical rather than purely circular, giving letters a squarish, cushioned geometry. Strokes are strongly uniform with only subtle modulation from the shapes themselves, and the overall rhythm is dense due to thick joins and small apertures. Lowercase forms are robust with short ascenders/descenders relative to the tall x-height, and figures are similarly chunky, emphasizing solid silhouettes over interior space.
Best used for headlines, posters, and short statements where maximum impact is desired. It also fits packaging, labels, and logo wordmarks that benefit from a soft, chunky silhouette, especially in large sizes or high-contrast color applications.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, with a slightly nostalgic, poster-like presence. Its rounded blockiness feels friendly and informal while still reading as confident and assertive, making it well suited to attention-grabbing, high-impact messages.
The design appears intended to deliver an ultra-solid display voice with rounded, superelliptical forms that remain friendly rather than harsh. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and tight spacing to create a compact, attention-grabbing texture.
Openings on letters like C, S, and e are relatively tight, and several characters rely on small counters, so the texture becomes very dark at text sizes. The design’s squarish rounding creates a distinctive stamp-like look that stays consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.