Reverse Text

How to reverse text

1. Type or paste text into the first box.
2. Choose whether to reverse characters, characters inside each line, word order or line order.
3. Review the live result so punctuation and line breaks still suit the task.
4. Copy or download the result as plain text.

Choose the right mode

Characters

Reverses every user-perceived character in the complete block, including the position of line breaks.

Characters per line

Keeps lines in their original order and reverses the characters inside each line.

Word order

Keeps each line and its whitespace pattern, but moves the last whitespace-separated word to the front.

Line order

Moves the last line to the top while leaving the characters inside every line unchanged.

Unicode-safe

Joined emoji and combining accents stay together as user-perceived characters where the browser supports international segmentation.

Worked reversal examples

Check a palindrome

Use Characters on a short word or phrase, then compare the output with the input. Spaces and punctuation are reversed too, so normalize them separately only if the exercise requires it.

Mirror several labels

Use Characters per line when each row is an independent label. The row order stays stable while every label is reversed.

Reorder a phrase

Use Word order on “one two three” to get “three two one.” Letters inside the words do not change.

Invert a pasted list

Use Line order to place the final row first without sorting or changing the row contents.

Why Unicode-safe reversal matters

JavaScript strings are built from UTF-16 code units, but a visible character can contain several units or several Unicode code points. A family emoji, flag or accented letter assembled with a combining mark can break if software reverses those pieces individually. This tool groups grapheme clusters first and then reverses the groups.

Grapheme handling protects the encoded sequence; it does not guarantee that every app uses the same font or shaping engine. Always check the pasted result when joined emoji or complex scripts are important.

Word and line modes preserve different structure

Word order works separately inside each line and preserves the existing whitespace slots. It does not perform linguistic word analysis or move punctuation intelligently. Line order reverses physical rows and retains their text; it is not an alphabetical or numerical sort.

Bidirectional and complex scripts

Arabic, Hebrew and mixed left-to-right/right-to-left text are displayed using the Unicode bidirectional algorithm. The stored character order can reverse correctly while the visual result still looks unexpected. Do not use a simple reversal when language-aware rewriting, translation or correct script shaping is required.

Practical and responsible use

Reversal can help with puzzles, mirrored labels, test data and quickly changing list order. It should not be used to disguise unsafe links, evade moderation or make essential information deliberately inaccessible. Keep an ordinary-text version whenever other people need to understand the result.

Limits and privacy

The input is limited to 100,000 characters and stays in this browser. Nothing is uploaded or saved by the tool. Reversal is deterministic and does not correct spelling, translate text or interpret meaning.

Common questions