Sans Superellipse Igha 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, sturdy, assertive, playful, retro, friendly, impact, soft geometry, retro display, brand voice, signage clarity, blocky, rounded corners, soft terminals, compact apertures, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, block-forward sans with rounded-rectangle construction and generously softened corners. Curves read as squarish superellipses rather than true circles, creating a compact, engineered rhythm across counters and bowls. Strokes are mostly uniform with minimal modulation, and joins are clean and angular where needed (notably in diagonals like A, K, V, W, X). Apertures tend to be tight and counters small, with occasional notch-like cut-ins that add a slightly "carved" look at internal corners and terminals. Figures match the chunky texture, with broad forms and simplified geometry for strong color at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, logos, packaging, and high-impact signage where its dense, rounded geometry can read as a strong graphic element. It can also work for short UI labels or badges when set with comfortable tracking and sufficient size, as the tight counters favor clearer reproduction at larger scales.
The overall tone is bold and confident, with a friendly softness coming from the rounded corners and inflated shapes. It suggests a contemporary-retro sensibility—sporty, industrial, and a bit playful—built for impact rather than delicacy. The dense letterforms give messaging a punchy, headline-ready voice.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a softened, geometric flavor—combining squared proportions and rounded corners to create a robust, friendly display voice. The consistent superellipse-based shapes and compact apertures prioritize bold texture and recognizability over airy readability.
The squarish O/Q family and rounded-rectangle bowls set a consistent shape language across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. The lowercase maintains sturdy, compact forms with short extenders and a strong baseline presence, helping maintain an even texture in short bursts of text. The tight inner spaces mean spacing and size choices will strongly affect legibility, especially in dense lines.