Pick the right Anki flashcard type for each topic

How the main Anki flashcard types differ

Choosing between Anki flashcard types comes down to what you are memorizing. A Basic card gives one question and one answer, which works for simple facts. A Basic (and reversed card) type makes two cards from one note, so you can recall a term from its definition and the definition from the term.

• Use Basic for single facts, such as a date or a definition.
• Use reversed cards for vocabulary, term pairs and symbols you need in both directions.
• Use cloze for sentences, lists and processes where the missing part is the key idea.
• Use image occlusion for anatomy, maps, circuits or any labeled diagram.