Text Reverser
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About Text Reverser
Reverse a string three different ways — character by character, word by word, or line by line — and copy the result instantly.
"Reverse text" means different things depending on what you're actually trying to do. Flipping every character turns "hello" into "olleh" — useful for spotting a palindrome, generating an obfuscated string, or just a novelty. Reversing word order keeps each word intact but flips their sequence, and reversing line order is for flipping a whole list top to bottom without touching what's inside each line.
Character reversal handles more than plain ASCII correctly: it reverses by whole Unicode character, not by raw UTF-16 code unit, so an emoji or another character outside the Basic Multilingual Plane comes back in one piece instead of turning into two broken halves.
Word and line reversal both work per-line, so a multi-line block keeps its line structure — word reversal flips the order of words within each line, and line reversal flips the order of the lines themselves, top to bottom.
The three modes with examples
Characters: Hello World becomes dlroW olleH. Words: Hello World becomes World Hello, with each word spelled normally. Lines: a list of three lines is flipped top to bottom, with each line unchanged. Words and lines work per line, so a multi-line block keeps its shape in word mode.
Handling emoji and accents
Reversal works on whole visible characters, not raw code units, so an emoji, a flag or a letter with a combining accent stays in one piece instead of being cut apart. A flag such as 🇮🇳 is made of two regional symbols; reversing those separately would show a different flag, so they are kept together. Right-to-left scripts such as Arabic or Hebrew still display with their own direction, so a reversed string can look different from what you expect, because the page's text direction applies on top of the reversed order.
Practical uses and limits
A palindrome reads the same reversed, so reverse the text and compare: racecar, and (after removing spaces and punctuation) A man a plan a canal Panama. Reversing lines is the quick way to turn an oldest-first list into newest-first. It is not encryption: reversed text is trivial to restore, so do not use it to hide anything sensitive.
What you can use it for
- Check whether a word or phrase is a palindrome.
- Generate a simple reversed string for a puzzle, game, or obfuscation.
- Flip the order of a numbered or bulleted list without retyping it.
- Reverse word order in a phrase for a word game or writing exercise.
- Turn a chronological list (oldest first) into newest-first, or back.
How it works, step by step
- 1
Paste your text
Type or paste any text into the box.
- 2
Pick a mode
Reverse characters, word order, or line order.
- 3
Copy the result
The reversed text updates live and is ready to copy.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between reversing characters and reversing words?
Reversing characters flips every single character, so "hello world" becomes "dlrow olleh". Reversing words keeps each word spelled normally but flips their order: "world hello".
Does character reversal break emoji?
No — it reverses by whole Unicode character rather than raw code unit, so a surrogate-pair emoji stays intact instead of turning into two broken halves.
Can I reverse a multi-line list?
Yes. Line-reversal mode flips the order of the lines themselves; word-reversal mode reverses the words within each line while keeping the lines in place.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser.