How does upside down text work?

There is no rotated alphabet in Unicode, so the tool borrows characters from other blocks that happen to look like flipped letters: ɐ for a is a phonetic vowel, ∀ for A is the maths symbol for all, ⅁ for G is a turned sans-serif G. Then the whole text is reversed so it reads left to right once rotated. That is why it is a lookalike style: a screen reader reads the borrowed characters as what they really are.

Why do some letters not flip?

Because they are their own upside-down image, or close enough: l, o, s, x and z, the capitals H, I, N, O, S, X and Z, and the digits 0 and 8. Swapping them for something else would make the text less readable, not more, so they are left as typed.

Yes. Paste the flipped text into the box and copy the Upside down row again: the map runs both ways for the lowercase letters, digits and punctuation, so ǝ goes back to e and the order is reversed again. Capitals mostly come back too; k and K share a flipped form and both come back as k.

Does it keep emoji and accents whole?

Yes. The text is reversed one character at a time as a reader counts them, so a family emoji, a flag or a letter with a combining accent moves as one piece instead of coming apart.

Does upside down text work in usernames and bios?

Bios and display names usually accept it, since the characters are ordinary Unicode letters and symbols. Username fields that allow only plain letters and digits will reject most of it. Try the display name first.

Upside Down Text Generator

Flip text upside down and copy it: every letter is swapped for a character that looks like its rotated form and the order is reversed, so the line reads correctly when you turn your screen around. Emoji, flags and accented letters are reversed whole rather than split, and flipping the result again brings the lowercase text back. Letters with no convincing flipped form, like l, o, s, x and z, look the same either way up and are left as typed.

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What each style is made of, and where it survives. These are characters, not a font, so the look travels with the text into any field that takes Unicode. Three kinds:

Real letters: real Unicode letters, safe everywhere. Bold, Italic, Bold italic, Script, Bold script, Gothic, Outline, Sans bold, Monospace, Bubble, Square, Wide.Lookalikes: lookalike characters, a few letters have no form. Small caps, Small text, Upside down.Combining marks: combining marks, some apps strip them. Strikethrough, Underline.

Accuracy. Bold, italic, script, gothic, outline, monospace and bubble styles are real Unicode letters that paste anywhere text is allowed; small caps, small text and upside-down use lookalike characters, and strikethrough and underline add combining marks that a few apps remove. Letters with no styled form are left as typed.

The flipped alphabet

Flipped lookalikes, listed in alphabetical order here so each character lines up with its plain form. In the tool the order of the whole text is reversed as well. A letter shown unchanged has no convincing flipped form and stays as typed.

Style	Capitals	Lowercase	Digits
Upside down	∀ 𐐒 Ɔ ᗡ Ǝ Ⅎ ⅁ H I ſ ʞ ˥ W N O Ԁ Ό ᴚ S ⊥ ∩ ᴧ M X ⅄ Z	ɐ q ɔ p ǝ ɟ ƃ ɥ ᴉ ɾ ʞ l ɯ u o d b ɹ s ʇ n ʌ ʍ x ʎ z	0 Ɩ ᄅ Ɛ ㄣ ϛ 9 ㄥ 8 6

Common questions

How does upside down text work?: There is no rotated alphabet in Unicode, so the tool borrows characters from other blocks that happen to look like flipped letters: ɐ for a is a phonetic vowel, ∀ for A is the maths symbol for all, ⅁ for G is a turned sans-serif G. Then the whole text is reversed so it reads left to right once rotated. That is why it is a lookalike style: a screen reader reads the borrowed characters as what they really are.
Why do some letters not flip?: Because they are their own upside-down image, or close enough: l, o, s, x and z, the capitals H, I, N, O, S, X and Z, and the digits 0 and 8. Swapping them for something else would make the text less readable, not more, so they are left as typed.
Can I flip it back?: Yes. Paste the flipped text into the box and copy the Upside down row again: the map runs both ways for the lowercase letters, digits and punctuation, so ǝ goes back to e and the order is reversed again. Capitals mostly come back too; k and K share a flipped form and both come back as k.
Does it keep emoji and accents whole?: Yes. The text is reversed one character at a time as a reader counts them, so a family emoji, a flag or a letter with a combining accent moves as one piece instead of coming apart.
Does upside down text work in usernames and bios?: Bios and display names usually accept it, since the characters are ordinary Unicode letters and symbols. Username fields that allow only plain letters and digits will reject most of it. Try the display name first.

Bold, italic, script, gothic, outline, monospace and bubble styles are real Unicode letters that paste anywhere text is allowed; small caps, small text and upside-down use lookalike characters, and strikethrough and underline add combining marks that a few apps remove. Letters with no styled form are left as typed.