A reverse - contrast type is a typeface in which the stress is reversed from the norm : instead of the vertical lines being the same width or thicker than horizontals the horizontal lines are the thickest .
Horizontals is normal in Latin - alphabet printing .
A reverse - contrast type is a typeface in which the stress is reversed from the norm : instead of the vertical lines being the same width or thicker than horizontals , which is normal in Latin - alphabet printing , the horizontal lines are the thickest .