Five ways to flip text
Each version does something a little different:
- Backwards text reverses every character: “hello world” becomes “dlrow olleh”.
- Reverse each word keeps words in place but flips their letters: “olleh dlrow”.
- Flip word order keeps each word readable but reverses their order: “world hello”.
- Upside down swaps each letter for a turned lookalike and reverses it, so it reads right when the phone is turned around.
- Mirror text swaps letters for mirror-image lookalikes and reverses them, like writing seen in a mirror.
Why emoji don't break
Many reversers flip text one code point at a time, which splits emoji, flags and accented letters into broken pieces. This tool splits text into the characters you actually see first, so 🇺🇸, 👍🏽 and é come out whole.
How upside-down and mirror text work
There's no upside-down font. Instead, each letter is swapped for a character from another alphabet or symbol set that happens to look like it turned over: ɐ for a, ǝ for e, ʎ for y. Mirror text does the same with reversed-looking letters like ɘ and Я.
Not every letter has a good lookalike, so a few may look slightly off, and older phones may show a box for rarer ones. Search engines and screen readers see these as different characters, so use them for fun, not for anything people need to find.
Ideas for using it
Backwards and upside-down text make good hidden answers in a quiz post, a playful caption, or a riddle in a story. Word order flipping is a quick way to check if a sentence still makes sense when read in pieces.
Things to watch out for
Upside-down and mirror text can't be searched, so don't use them for your name, a product or anything people need to find. Some apps also treat unusual characters as spam, especially in usernames, so stick to bios, captions, comments and messages.
Reversing text twice gives you the original back, which makes this tool handy for checking a reversed message someone sent you. Paste it in and read the backwards version.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write upside down on Instagram?
Type your text here, copy the upside-down version and paste it into your caption, bio or comment. It's made of regular characters, so it pastes like any text.
What's the difference between backwards and mirror text?
Backwards text reverses the order of the letters. Mirror text also flips each letter's shape, so it looks like a reflection.
Why do some letters look odd when flipped?
A few letters, like a mirrored f or g, don't have a close lookalike in Unicode, so the tool uses the nearest match.
Does it work with other languages?
Reversing works with any language. Upside-down and mirror swaps only cover the English alphabet, so other letters are reversed but not flipped.