# Reverse

> Study a fact in both directions.

## What & why

A **Reverse** card is a Basic card studied both ways. You write one front and back, and
the learner is tested in both directions — front→back _and_ back→front. It's built for
pairs where you need to both **recognise** and **produce** the answer, especially
vocabulary.

## When it beats Basic

Use it when both directions genuinely matter. For a language learner, seeing _"buenos
días" → "good morning"_ (recognition) is only half the job; being asked _"good morning"
→ "buenos días"_ (production) is the harder, more useful half. Reverse gives you both
from one note.

Skip it when only one direction makes sense — a capital city recalled from its country
is useful, but naming the country from "Canberra" often isn't the skill you're after.

## One note, two cards

Like [Cloze](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/cloze/), **one Reverse note becomes more than
one review card** — here, two: front→back and back→front. That doubles the review load
per note, so a 50-note deck is 100 cards to study. It's efficient to author but plan
the count on purpose: if the reverse direction isn't worth studying, a plain
[Basic](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/basic/) card is the leaner choice.

**A good fit:** _hola ↔ hello_ — the learner needs to both understand it and say it.

## Related

- [Which card type to use when](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/which-to-use/)
- [Basic](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/basic/)
- [Cloze](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/cloze/)

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[Read this guide on Deckberry](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/card-types/reverse/)