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Reverse Text

Reverse text online: flip characters, word order, or line order instantly. Free, no sign-up, runs in your browser so your text stays private.

What the Reverse Text tool does

Reverse Text takes whatever you paste and turns it around. Pick one of three modes from the Reverse dropdown: flip the characters so “hello” becomes “olleh”, flip the word order so a sentence reads back to front, or flip the line order so the last line lands on top. It is handy for writers testing palindromes, developers checking string handling, social media users making mirror-style captions, teachers building word puzzles, and anyone who wants to undo a reversed list without retyping it.

How to use it

  1. Paste or type your text into the input box at the top.
  2. Open the Reverse dropdown and choose your mode: Characters, Word order, or Line order.
  3. Click Reverse Text.
  4. Read the flipped result in the output box and copy it wherever you need it.

Hit Clear to empty the boxes and start over with new text.

Why use it here

Everything happens right inside your browser. Your text is never uploaded, so a private note, a draft, or a password list stays on your own device. That also makes it instant: there is no server round trip, no waiting, and no queue. The tool is free, needs no account, and works the same on a phone, tablet, or laptop. Because the reversal runs on the same JavaScript engine your browser already uses, characters with accents and emoji flip cleanly too.

A quick tip

Switching modes is the fastest way to fix common mistakes. If a paragraph came out scrambled letter by letter, use Characters to set it right. If a numbered list arrived upside down, Line order puts it back in seconds. You can keep changing the dropdown and clicking again without re-pasting, so it is easy to compare results. For a one-off mirror caption or a quick QA check, this is all you need. There is nothing to download and nothing to configure.

Frequently asked questions

How do I reverse the word order instead of the letters?
Open the Reverse dropdown and pick Word order. The tool keeps each word intact but flips their sequence, so the last word becomes the first. Choose Characters instead if you want the individual letters reversed.
Can it reverse the order of lines in a list?
Yes. Select Line order from the dropdown and the last line moves to the top while the first moves to the bottom. It is a quick way to flip a numbered or bulleted list without retyping it.
Does reversing work with emoji and accented letters?
Yes. Character mode handles emoji and accented characters correctly because it splits the text by full characters rather than raw bytes, so symbols are not broken apart.
Is my text sent anywhere when I reverse it?
No. The reversal runs entirely in your browser using local JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and your text never leaves your device.

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Last updated: June 15, 2026