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Flip any text upside down, like ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩, and paste it into Instagram, TikTok, Discord or a message. Choose letters that show on every phone or the closest Unicode match, see how X counts it, and flip upside-down text back to normal.
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Last updated: October 5, 2026 · Published: 2026-03-27 · Updated: 2026-10-05
Turns the whole text 180°, so it reads normally when the screen is turned around. Look-alike characters that show up on almost every phone and computer.
Upside-down text
ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩
16 characters · counts as 19 of 280 on X, because 3 of them count double there
Preview turned 180°, as a reader sees it after turning the screen
Your text in every style
Upside down · Works everywhere
ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩
19 of 280 on X
Upside down · Closest match
ʇxǝꞱ uʍoꓷ ǝpᴉsdꓵ
20 of 280 on X
Flipped letters · Works everywhere
∩dsıpǝ ᗡoʍu ⊥ǝxʇ
19 of 280 on X
Flipped letters · Closest match
ꓵdsᴉpǝ ꓷoʍu Ʇǝxʇ
20 of 280 on X
Each word · Works everywhere
ǝpısd∩ uʍoᗡ ʇxǝ⊥
19 of 280 on X
Each word · Closest match
ǝpᴉsdꓵ uʍoꓷ ʇxǝꞱ
20 of 280 on X
Screen readers read these characters as phonetic symbols or skip them, and search won't match them, so keep important words in plain text too.
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Upside-down text is text written with characters that look rotated 180°, placed in reverse order so it reads correctly when you turn the screen around. "Upside Down Text" becomes ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩.
There is no upside-down font. Each character is a separate Unicode character that happens to look like a turned letter, mostly phonetic symbols such as ɐ and ʇ, plus look-alikes from math, other scripts and the Lisu alphabet. Because it is plain text, you can paste it anywhere text is allowed.
Type or paste your text
The upside-down version updates as you type. Press Example to try punctuation, numbers and two lines.
Pick a style and character set
Choose Upside down, Flipped letters, Each word, then Works everywhere for any device or Closest match for the most accurate letters.
Copy and paste it
Copy the main result or any of the 6 versions below it. To read upside-down text, switch to Flip back to normal.
"Hello World 2026" in each style and character set:
| Style | What it does | Works everywhere | Closest match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upside down | Turns the whole text 180°, so it reads normally when the screen is turned around. | 9ᄅ0ᄅ plɹoM ollǝH | 9↊0↊ pꞁɹoM oꞁꞁǝH |
| Flipped letters | Turns each letter but keeps left-to-right order, so it reads in place. | Hǝllo Moɹlp ᄅ0ᄅ9 | Hǝꞁꞁo Moɹꞁp ↊0↊9 |
| Each word | Turns each word on its own and keeps the words in their original order. | ollǝH plɹoM 9ᄅ0ᄅ | oꞁꞁǝH pꞁɹoM 9↊0↊ |
Upside down also reverses the order of lines, just as turning a page around would. Flipped letters is handy when you want the text to stay readable left to right for a quick joke.
Every character the generator uses, with its code point and Unicode block. Closest match swaps in true turned letters for 15 letters and digits; in the default set, "Upside Down Text" is ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩, and in Closest match it is ʇxǝꞱ uʍoꓷ ǝpᴉsdꓵ.
| Normal | Works everywhere | Closest match |
|---|---|---|
| a | ɐU+0250IPA Extensions | Same |
| b | qU+0071Basic Latin | Same |
| c | ɔU+0254IPA Extensions | Same |
| d | pU+0070Basic Latin | Same |
| e | ǝU+01DDLatin Extended-B | Same |
| f | ɟU+025FIPA Extensions | Same |
| g | ƃU+0183Latin Extended-B | ᵷU+1D77Phonetic Extensions |
| h | ɥU+0265IPA Extensions | Same |
| i | ıU+0131Latin Extended-A | ᴉU+1D09Phonetic Extensions |
| j | ɾU+027EIPA Extensions | Same |
| k | ʞU+029EIPA Extensions | Same |
| l | lU+006CBasic Latin | ꞁU+A781Latin Extended-D |
| m | ɯU+026FIPA Extensions | Same |
| n | uU+0075Basic Latin | Same |
| o | oU+006FBasic Latin | Same |
| p | dU+0064Basic Latin | Same |
| q | bU+0062Basic Latin | Same |
| r | ɹU+0279IPA Extensions | Same |
| s | sU+0073Basic Latin | Same |
| t | ʇU+0287IPA Extensions | Same |
| u | nU+006EBasic Latin | Same |
| v | ʌU+028CIPA Extensions | Same |
| w | ʍU+028DIPA Extensions | Same |
| x | xU+0078Basic Latin | Same |
| y | ʎU+028EIPA Extensions | Same |
| z | zU+007ABasic Latin | Same |
| Normal | Works everywhere | Closest match |
|---|---|---|
| A | ∀U+2200Mathematical Operators | ⱯU+2C6FLatin Extended-C |
| B | ᗺU+15FACanadian Syllabics | ꓭU+A4EDLisu |
| C | ƆU+0186Latin Extended-B | Same |
| D | ᗡU+15E1Canadian Syllabics | ꓷU+A4F7Lisu |
| E | ƎU+018ELatin Extended-B | Same |
| F | ℲU+2132Letterlike Symbols | Same |
| G | ⅁U+2141Letterlike Symbols | Same |
| H | HU+0048Basic Latin | Same |
| I | IU+0049Basic Latin | Same |
| J | ſU+017FLatin Extended-A | ꓩU+A4E9Lisu |
| K | ʞU+029EIPA Extensions | ꞰU+A7B0Latin Extended-D |
| L | ˥U+02E5Spacing Modifier Letters | ꞀU+A780Latin Extended-D |
| M | WU+0057Basic Latin | Same |
| N | NU+004EBasic Latin | Same |
| O | OU+004FBasic Latin | Same |
| P | ԀU+0500Cyrillic Supplement | Same |
| Q | ΌU+038CGreek and Coptic | ꝹU+A779Latin Extended-D |
| R | ᴚU+1D1APhonetic Extensions | ꓤU+A4E4Lisu |
| S | SU+0053Basic Latin | Same |
| T | ⊥U+22A5Mathematical Operators | ꞱU+A7B1Latin Extended-D |
| U | ∩U+2229Mathematical Operators | ꓵU+A4F5Lisu |
| V | ɅU+0245Latin Extended-B | Same |
| W | MU+004DBasic Latin | Same |
| X | XU+0058Basic Latin | Same |
| Y | ⅄U+2144Letterlike Symbols | Same |
| Z | ZU+005ABasic Latin | Same |
| Normal | Works everywhere | Closest match |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0U+0030Basic Latin | Same |
| 1 | ƖU+0196Latin Extended-B | Same |
| 2 | ᄅU+1105Hangul Jamo | ↊U+218ANumber Forms |
| 3 | ƐU+0190Latin Extended-B | ↋U+218BNumber Forms |
| 4 | ㄣU+3123Bopomofo | Same |
| 5 | ϛU+03DBGreek and Coptic | Same |
| 6 | 9U+0039Basic Latin | Same |
| 7 | ㄥU+3125Bopomofo | Same |
| 8 | 8U+0038Basic Latin | Same |
| 9 | 6U+0036Basic Latin | Same |
Pairs such as ( and ), [ and ], and ! and ¡ swap with each other, so only one of each pair is listed. Smart quotes are flipped too.
| Normal | Works everywhere | Closest match |
|---|---|---|
| . | ˙U+02D9Spacing Modifier Letters | Same |
| , | 'U+0027Basic Latin | Same |
| ' | ,U+002CBasic Latin | Same |
| " | „U+201EGeneral Punctuation | Same |
| ’ | ‚U+201AGeneral Punctuation | Same |
| ” | „U+201EGeneral Punctuation | Same |
| ! | ¡U+00A1Latin-1 Supplement | Same |
| ? | ¿U+00BFLatin-1 Supplement | Same |
| ( | )U+0029Basic Latin | Same |
| [ | ]U+005DBasic Latin | Same |
| { | }U+007DBasic Latin | Same |
| < | >U+003EBasic Latin | Same |
| _ | ‾U+203EGeneral Punctuation | Same |
| & | ⅋U+214BLetterlike Symbols | Same |
| ; | ؛U+061BArabic | Same |
| ‿ | ⁀U+2040General Punctuation | Same |
| ∴ | ∵U+2235Mathematical Operators | Same |
l o s x z H I N O S X Z 0 8
b and q · d and p · n and u · M and W · 6 and 9
SOS · NOON · SWIMS · MOW · SIS · pod · suns · dollop · 69 · 609 · 906
Words and numbers like these are called strobogrammatic, and they are the starting point for rotational ambigrams. The old calculator trick works the other way: type 0.7734, turn the calculator over, and it reads hELLO. Explore more in the Ambigram Generator.
Anywhere that accepts free text works. Usernames and handles don't, because they only allow a short list of plain characters.
| App | Works in | Won't work in |
|---|---|---|
| Bio, name, captions, comments, DMs | Username (letters, numbers, periods and underscores only) | |
| TikTok | Bio, name, captions, comments | Username (letters, numbers, periods and underscores only) |
| X (Twitter) | Posts, bio, display name | @handle (letters, numbers and underscores only) |
| Discord | Messages, display name, server nickname | Username (lowercase letters, numbers, periods and underscores) |
| WhatsApp, iMessage, Messenger | Messages and status | Nothing, though old phones may show boxes |
| Posts, comments, messages | Profile name, where unusual characters may be rejected |
How it looks depends on the reader's fonts. If a friend sees empty boxes, send the Works everywhere version instead.
X allows 280 characters per post, but counts most characters above U+10FF, and every emoji, as 2. Lowercase flips are mostly IPA letters that count as 1, while capitals and digits often use symbols that count as 2.
| Version | Text | Characters you see | X count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain text | turn your phone around to read this | 35 | 35 |
| Works everywhere | sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ oʇ punoɹɐ ǝuoɥd ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ | 35 | 35 |
| Closest match | sᴉɥʇ pɐǝɹ oʇ punoɹɐ ǝuoɥd ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ | 35 | 36 |
| Plain text | HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA 2026 | 25 | 25 |
| Works everywhere | 9ᄅ0ᄅ ∀I˥∩ſ ⅄∀ᗡH⊥ᴚIᗺ ⅄ԀԀ∀H | 25 | 37 |
| Closest match | 9↊0↊ ⱯIꞀꓵꓩ ⅄ⱯꓷHꞱꓤIꓭ ⅄ԀԀⱯH | 25 | 39 |
Flip back to normal reads the characters from both sets here, plus the variants other flip tools use, and turns the order around again.
ʞɔɐq ǝɯ pɐǝꓤ
Read me back
If the text was flipped without reversing it, untick "The text is turned around". Accents removed while flipping can't be restored.
When you control the layout, rotating real text looks perfect, works with every letter and stays accessible.
| Where | How | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Web pages (CSS) | transform: rotate(180deg) | Real text, so it stays searchable and readable by screen readers. |
| Microsoft Word | Put the text in a text box and set its rotation to 180° | Best for print, cards and signs. |
| Google Docs | Insert > Drawing, add a text box, rotate it 180° | The drawing is placed in the document. |
| Canva, Photoshop, Figma | Rotate the text layer 180° | Use for images and graphics. |
| Tool | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Upside Down Text Generator (this page) | Rotates text 180° | ʇxǝ⊥ uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩ |
| Mirror Text Generator | Reflects text left to right | ɿoɿɿiM |
| Backwards Text Generator | Reverses order, keeps letters | txeT sdrawkcaB |
| Ambigram Generator | Finds words that survive a rotation | SOS, NOON, SWIMS |
| Year | What was added |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Unicode 1.1 already includes the IPA letters most flips rely on, such as ɐ, ɥ, ɯ, ɹ, ʇ and ʎ. |
| 2003 | Unicode 4.0 adds Phonetic Extensions, with the turned i (ᴉ) and small turned R (ᴚ). |
| 2008 | Unicode 5.1 adds the capital turned A (Ɐ). |
| 2009 | Unicode 5.2 adds the Lisu block, the Fraser alphabet that uses 15 Latin capitals turned upside down, giving ꓭ, ꓷ, ꓩ, ꓤ and ꓵ. |
| 2014 | Unicode 7.0 adds capital turned K (Ʞ) and T (Ʇ). |
| 2015 | Unicode 8.0 adds turned digits two (↊) and three (↋), first proposed for base-12 counting. |
Newer characters need newer fonts, which is why Works everywhere sticks to symbols that have been around longest.
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