Upside Down Text Text
Flip text ʇxǝʇ using Unicode look-alikes.
Upside Down Text is a free online tool that flip text ʇxǝʇ using Unicode look-alikes. It runs entirely in your web browser using plain JavaScript, so files are processed on your own device and never uploaded to a server. There is no sign-up, no file size limit imposed by the site, no watermark and no paid tier.
- Price
- Free: no account, no quota, no watermark
- Category
- Text
- Where it runs
- In your browser, on your device
- Files uploaded
- None
- Technology
- plain JavaScript
- Settings
- None, it just works
- Works offline
- Yes, after the first visit
About Upside Down Text
This does not rotate anything. It substitutes Unicode characters that happen to look like inverted letters, mostly from the IPA phonetic extensions and Latin Extended blocks, where ɐ, ǝ and ɹ exist for linguistic reasons, then reverses the order so the sentence reads correctly when the text itself is flipped. The result is plain text and survives copy-paste anywhere.
How to use it
- Paste the text you want to run through upside down text.
- There is nothing to configure: the result updates as you type.
Under the hood
| Runs on | plain JavaScript: runs the whole thing |
Questions
Will it display everywhere?
Almost, but not quite. The substituted characters are real Unicode with wide font support, though a few render as boxes in older systems and some platforms strip unusual characters from display names.
Is it accessible?
No. A screen reader announces the actual characters, which are phonetic symbols, so the result is unintelligible when read aloud. Fine for a novelty, unsuitable for anything conveying information.