Upside down text generator

Type a message and it flips 180 degrees: Hello becomes ollǝH. Letters are turned and the order is reversed, so it reads correctly when someone turns the screen around. Copy it into any post, chat or bio.

  • Upside down ʇxǝʇ uʍop ǝpᴉsd∩
  • Mirror (backwards) ƚxɘƚ nwob ɘbiƨqU
  • Reversed txet nwod edispU

How flipped text works

Plain text has no rotate setting, so the generator swaps every letter for a character that looks turned upside down, then reverses the order so the last letter comes first. Read with the screen held normally, ʇxǝʇ looks like nonsense; turn the screen around and it says text.

Many turned letters come from the International Phonetic Alphabet, which uses ɐ, ɥ, ɯ, ɹ and ʌ for speech sounds, along with ʎ, the turned y. Others are borrowed from elsewhere: ∀ is the "for all" sign from logic, ⅁ and ⅄ are turned sans-serif capitals from the Letterlike Symbols block, and capitals like ꓭ and ꓤ are letters of the Lisu script.

What flips well and what does not

Letters like o, s, x and z look the same either way, and pairs like b and q or d and p simply swap. Punctuation turns too: ? becomes the Spanish ¿, ! becomes ¡, and a period moves up to ˙.

Numbers are the weakest part. 6 and 9 trade places, but for 2, 4 and 7 the generator uses look-alikes: ᄅ from Korean Hangul and ㄣ and ㄥ from Bopomofo, a Chinese phonetic alphabet. Emoji and accented letters have no flipped twins here, so they stay as they are and only move position.

Fun uses and fair warnings

Upside-down text is great for jokes, "down under" posts about ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀, puzzle hints, April Fools messages and names that make people tilt their heads. Need text flipped left to right instead? The mirror style here and the backwards text generator do that.

Because each letter is really a phonetic or math character, screen readers may read flipped text as a string of odd names, and search may not find the words. Keep it to a short line, and see the fancy text generator for styles that stay readable.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type upside down on my phone?

Phone keyboards cannot flip letters, so type your text in the box on this page, copy the upside-down result and paste it into your message, post or bio.

What is the difference between upside-down and mirror text?

Upside-down text is rotated 180 degrees, so letters are flipped top to bottom and left to right. Mirror text is only flipped left to right, the way writing looks in a mirror.

Why does upside-down text start with the last letter?

When you rotate a line of text, its end lands on the left. Reversing the order means the words read correctly once the screen is turned around.