Reversing the letters turns hello into olleh. Reversing the words keeps each word intact but flips their order. Mirroring swaps each letter for a look alike that faces the other way, like Я for R, so the text looks as if you held it up to a mirror. The tool above shows all three side by side.
Leonardo da Vinci filled his notebooks with mirror writing, written right to left with every letter reversed. Nobody knows for sure why; he was left handed, and writing backwards stopped the ink from smudging. To read mirror text, hold it up to a real mirror.
Questions people ask
How do I reverse text?
Type it in the box. The reversed letters, reversed words and mirrored versions appear below, each with a Copy button.
What is mirror writing?
Text written right to left with letters reversed, so it reads normally in a mirror.
Why are some mirrored letters the same?
Letters like A, H, M, O and T are symmetrical, so they look the same when mirrored.