Sans Superellipse Irba 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, industrial, sporty, punchy, retro, assertive, impact, retro display, brand presence, geometric consistency, blocky, compact, rounded corners, squared bowls, soft terminals.
A heavy, block-based sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are thick and consistent, with mostly squared counters and bowls that read as superelliptical rather than circular. Curves transition quickly into flats, giving letters a machined, compact feel; joins are sturdy and apertures tend to be tight, especially in forms like S and e. Lowercase is built on a tall x-height with short extenders, and the overall set favors broad, stable silhouettes with minimal internal detailing.
Best suited for display typography where immediate impact is needed—headlines, posters, event graphics, packaging, and bold wayfinding or signage. It can also work for short UI labels or badges when strong, compact emphasis is desired, but it will feel dense in long text due to tight apertures and heavy color.
The tone is loud, confident, and utilitarian, with a sporty, poster-driven energy. Its rounded-square geometry adds a friendly softness to an otherwise tough, industrial voice, evoking retro signage and bold headline typography.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual weight with a consistent, rounded-rectilinear system, prioritizing strong silhouettes and a cohesive industrial geometry. It aims to balance toughness and approachability by combining blocky forms with softened corners for a contemporary-retro display voice.
The design emphasizes mass and edge definition: squared bowls, narrow openings, and chunky diagonals create strong word shapes at display sizes. The numerals follow the same rounded-rectangle logic, aiming for impact and uniform texture rather than delicate differentiation.