Reverse Text
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Flip any text three ways: reverse the characters, reverse the word order, or reverse the order of lines — with instant, copyable output.
Three ways to reverse text
Reverse Text gives you three distinct operations that people usually mean by 'reversing' text, and they produce very different results:
- By characters — every character is flipped end to end, so 'Hello World' becomes 'dlroW olleH'.
- By words — words keep their spelling but their order is reversed, turning 'the quick fox' into 'fox quick the'.
- By line order — the last line moves to the top and the first line to the bottom, without touching the content of any line.
Why reverse text
Reversing characters is a quick way to create playful 'backwards' text, build simple puzzles, or test how software handles right-to-left or mirrored strings. Reversing word order is useful when reformatting names (last-first), rearranging tag lists, or experimenting with sentence emphasis.
Flipping line order is one of the fastest ways to invert a log, a chronological list, or a leaderboard so the newest or lowest entries appear first — no spreadsheet required.
Unicode-safe reversal
A naive character reversal splits a string by its underlying code units, which corrupts emoji and characters outside the basic multilingual plane. This tool reverses by iterating over Unicode code points instead, so an emoji or an accented letter is treated as a single unit and survives the flip intact.
Word reversal preserves the exact whitespace between words, so multiple spaces, tabs, and newlines are kept where they belong rather than being collapsed. Line reversal splits on any line ending — Windows, Mac, or Unix — and rejoins with standard newlines.
Frequently asked questions
Can I reverse multiple lines at once?
Yes. In character and word modes each line is reversed as part of the whole text; in line-order mode the lines themselves are re-sequenced. Paste as much as you like.
Why does character mode reverse across line breaks?
Character mode treats line breaks as characters too, so they move with everything else. If you only want to change the order of whole lines, use the line-order mode instead.
Does reversing words remove punctuation?
No. Words and the spaces between them are simply re-ordered; punctuation stays attached to whatever word it was part of.
Will accented letters or emoji break?
No. Reversal works on Unicode code points, so characters like é and most emoji stay whole rather than splitting into replacement symbols.
Is there a length limit?
There is no fixed limit. Because processing is local, performance depends only on your device, and even long passages reverse instantly.
Can I chain the modes?
Reverse once, copy the result, paste it back, and pick another mode. For example, reverse line order and then reverse words for a fully inverted document.
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