Sans Superellipse Ikbiy 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, bold, friendly, chunky, playful, poster-like, impact, approachability, display clarity, geometric character, rounded, soft-cornered, blocky, compact, high-impact.
A heavy, soft-cornered sans with broad proportions and a compact internal structure. Curves are built from rounded-rectangle geometry, giving bowls and counters a squarish, superellipse feel rather than true circles. Strokes stay largely uniform with minimal modulation, and terminals are blunt and rounded, producing a dense, stable silhouette. The x-height is visually prominent, and many letters show tight apertures and small counters that reinforce an emphatic, ink-trap-free blockiness.
Best suited to headlines and display typography where maximum impact is needed—posters, storefront signage, packaging callouts, and bold brand marks. It can work for short bursts of copy (taglines, buttons, labels) when spacing is opened up to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is loud, approachable, and slightly retro, with a toy-like softness created by the rounded corners and inflated shapes. It reads as confident and attention-seeking without feeling sharp or aggressive, making it well suited to upbeat, bold messaging.
The design appears aimed at delivering a strong, modern display voice using rounded-rectangle construction to balance mass with friendliness. Its geometry and density suggest an intention to stay highly legible at large sizes while providing a distinctive, contemporary silhouette.
In text settings the dark color builds quickly, and the rounded-square construction creates a distinctive rhythm across repeated curves (notably in letters with bowls and shoulders). Because counters are compact, the face performs best with generous tracking and line spacing when set in longer lines.