Reversed Stress Typefaces deliberately flip conventions on their head by reversing the aspect ratio of horizontal and vertical stroke widths. This is what made up the charisma of American Wood-Type from the early 19th century and the top- and foot-heavy Sci-Fi-fonts of the Seventies.

Still radiating certain historical vibes, Antipol managed to establish a new level of integrity, modernity, and functionality within the genre. The family includes four upright and four italic cuts in three widths each, boasting an extensive character set including old-style figures, tabular figures, and small caps. Antipol’s avantgardistic attributes are most pronounced in the Hairline weight, where the junctions on the ultra-thin diagonals become distinctive arrowhead corners. Those details can be used to great effect, especially in display typography.

With Antipol Variable, the reversed stress font was supplemented with Wide and Extended cuts in the Hairline weight. The ability to stretch certain letters extremely wide is an exclusive goodie of the Variable version.