How it works
- Type one or more lines. A blank line stays blank and stays in the same place.
- Read the upside down row by turning your head, or turn the phone.
- Copy it. If you paste several lines, each one flips on its own so the first line is still first.
Why the line is also reversed
Turning a page upside down reverses the order of the letters as well as rotating them. Mapping each character and then reversing the line copies that. Without the reverse, the word would face the wrong way when you turn it.
The reverse happens per line. A second line does not jump above the first, and a blank line in the middle stays in the middle.
Punctuation, digits and the letters left alone
Question marks and exclamation marks become the inverted Spanish forms. Brackets, braces and quotes are mirrored, and an ampersand becomes the turned ampersand. Digits use turned forms where Unicode has one.
Letters that already look the same upside down, such as o and s, stay put. Q has no common turned form, so it stays Q. Characters with no mapping, including most emoji, pass through and are reversed with the rest of the line.
Where a flipped line is used
A caption that asks the reader to turn their phone, a comment, a puzzle or a short bio joke. It is a party trick more than a way to style a paragraph.
Instagram captions and stories are a common place for one flipped line. Keep the rest of the caption in plain text so people who do not turn the screen still get the point. Browse the rest of the Unicode styles, or use Instagram font styles for a bio when the line should stay upright.
What not to flip
Turned letters are not words to a screen reader, which may spell them or skip them. Never use an upside down line for important information, or as the only copy of a link, name or address.
Some of the turned capitals and digits are rare, and a font may show an empty box. If you only wanted the letters smaller, tiny letters that stay the right way up are easier to read than a flipped line.
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Frequently asked questions
How does upside down text work?
Each character is replaced with a Unicode lookalike that appears rotated, and the line is reversed so the word reads correctly when you turn it.
Why is my sentence backwards until I turn it?
That reverse is what makes the word face the right way after a half turn. Reading it upright will look backwards on purpose.
Does it flip every character?
No. Letters with no rotated lookalike, including Q, stay as they are. Punctuation and digits use their own flipped characters where those exist.
Can I flip several lines?
Yes. Each line is flipped on its own, and the lines stay in the order you typed them, including a blank line.
Will a screen reader read the flipped words?
Do not count on it. The characters are different letters, so a screen reader may spell them or skip them. Repeat anything important in plain text.