Possible Clues:

• Stressful type
• Emphatic letters, for short
• "This print," for short
• Titles are often written in them, briefly
• A book title may be in it: Abbr.
• They may be used for bk. titles
• They lean to the right: Abbr.
• Sloping type, for short
• What some titles are written in, briefly
• Reggae hitmakers of the 1970s-1980s, with 'The'