Characters inclining towards the right? (7)
I believe the answer is:
italics
'characters' is the definition.
(italic is a kind of character)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for italics that I've seen before include "Sloping typeface" , "Sloping text" , "Letters in sloping type" , "Printed letters that slope" , "They emphasise" .)