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Reverse Text

Reverse the order of letters, words or lines in your text.

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When to use it

Reverse Text flips text in four different ways: by letters, word order, each word, or line order. People use it for puzzles and word games, secret-message fun with kids, checking palindromes, creating mirror-style usernames or social posts, reversing a list or log that’s in the wrong order, and testing how software handles unusual input.

How to reverse text

  1. Type or paste into Your text, or press Example.
  2. Choose how to Reverse:
    • Letters: each line spelled backwards, lines kept in order.
    • Word order: words in reverse order, line by line.
    • Each word: each word spelled backwards, in the original order.
    • Line order: the last line first.
  3. Read the Reversed text, then press Copy result or Download .txt.
  4. Press Clear to start again.

A worked example

You’re making a treasure hunt for a child’s party, with clues they have to decode. Type “Look under the blue cushion” and choose Letters: you get “noihsuc eulb eht rednu kooL”. Print it, and the children read it backwards to find the next clue. For an easier version, choose Each word: “kooL rednu eht eulb noihsuc” keeps the words in order.

Fun and practical uses

  • Palindromes: check words like “level”, “radar” and “racecar”.
  • Puzzles and escape rooms: hide clues in reversed text.
  • Lists: flip a newest-first list into oldest-first with Line order.
  • Logs and timelines: read events from the start.
  • Language learning: practise spelling by writing words backwards.

Tips

  • Use Line order for data, not Letters, so each line stays readable.
  • Reverse twice to get back to the original.
  • Check emoji and symbols in the result; they’re kept as whole characters.

Combining modes

To turn a whole multi-line text completely backwards, use Letters and then run the result through Line order. Each mode can be applied again to undo it.

Common mistakes

  • Expecting mirror writing. This reverses the order of characters; it doesn’t flip letter shapes. For upside-down letters, use the Fancy Text Generator’s upside-down style.
  • Using Letters on a list when you meant Line order; Letters spells each item backwards instead of flipping the list.
  • Sharing reversed text as a “code” for anything sensitive; it’s a puzzle, not encryption.

Private by design

Your text is reversed in your browser and never uploaded.

Make upside-down and styled text with the Fancy Text Generator, sort lists with Sort Lines, or change capitalisation with the Case Converter.

Frequently asked questions

What are the four ways to reverse text?

Letters reverses the characters on each line ("hello" becomes "olleh"), keeping the lines in their order. Word order reverses the words in each line ("one two three" becomes "three two one"). Each word reverses the letters inside each word but keeps their order. Line order flips the list of lines upside down.

Does it work with emoji and accented letters?

Yes. Letters are reversed as whole characters, so emoji, flags and accented letters stay intact instead of breaking into strange symbols.

How do I check if a word is a palindrome?

Choose Letters and type the word. If the reversed text is the same, like "level" or "racecar", it's a palindrome. Ignore spaces and capitals for phrases such as "Never odd or even".

Can I reverse a long list?

Yes. Line order flips lists of any length, which is handy for logs or lists sorted the wrong way round.

Is my text uploaded?

No. It's reversed in your browser.

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