Sans Superellipse Ilku 12 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, team graphics, racing livery, esports, posters, sporty, aggressive, futuristic, energetic, tough, impact, speed, branding, display, tech feel, slanted, blocky, squared, rounded corners, angular cuts.
A heavy, slanted sans with compact, block-like letterforms built from rounded-rectangle geometry and sharp internal notches. Corners are broadly rounded, while joins and terminals are clipped or chamfered to create fast, directional shapes. Counters are small and often squared, and several glyphs show wedge-like cut-ins that emphasize motion. The overall rhythm is dense and impactful, with sturdy strokes, tight apertures, and a distinctly engineered, stencil-adjacent feel in places.
Best suited to display use where impact matters: sports branding, team/apparel graphics, esports identities, racing- or tech-themed posters, and punchy packaging or social ads. It also works well for UI accents such as section headers or labels in futuristic dashboards, where the angular cut-ins and rounded-rect structure feel intentional and dynamic.
The font projects speed and force, with a competitive, performance-driven tone. Its squat, muscular shapes and forward slant read as assertive and high-adrenaline, leaning into motorsport, athletics, and sci‑fi interface aesthetics.
The design appears intended to merge rounded-rectangle construction with aggressive, speed-oriented cuts, producing a compact display sans that stays cohesive across caps, lowercase, and figures. The goal seems to be maximum visual punch and motion without resorting to decorative flourishes—pure geometry, slant, and sculpted counters.
The numerals and capitals maintain the same cut-and-chamfer logic, reinforcing a consistent “machined” personality across the set. In longer text, the bold mass and tight openings create a strong headline texture that favors short bursts over extended reading.