Upside-down text uses no formula at all, it's a hand-curated list of existing Unicode letters (mostly from the IPA Extensions and Latin Extended blocks) that happen to look like rotated versions of the regular alphabet, e.g. ɐ for rotated a, ן for rotated L.
01 Upside Down text generator
02 The Upside Down alphabet
Every letter’s styled form. Tap copy to grab the whole set at once.
| Uppercase | ɐqɔpǝɟƃɥᴉɾʞlɯuodbɹsʇnʌʍxʎz | |
| Lowercase | ɐqɔpǝɟƃɥᴉɾʞlɯuodbɹsʇnʌʍxʎz | |
| Numbers | 0123459786 |
03 How it works
The exact Unicode characters behind this style, copy-and-paste, not real formatting.
How it works
- Each letter is individually mapped to an unrelated character chosen purely for its rotated appearance, e.g. lowercase e becomes ǝ (U+01DD, TURNED E), lowercase y becomes ʎ (U+028E, TURNED Y).
- Some letters have no good rotated look-alike (like Latin lowercase r or m have imperfect matches), so generators use the closest available substitute, not a perfect mirror.
04 Troubleshooting & confusables
| Looks like it | But it's actually | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| Rotated letters | Different letters that happen to look rotated | Mostly phonetic characters. They carry unrelated meanings to anything reading the text. |
| Every character flipped | Thirteen are left as they are | l, o, s, x, z and the digits 0 to 5, 7 and 8 have no rotated form or are symmetrical. |
| Just flipped characters | The whole string is reversed too | Reading order has to reverse as well, or the flipped text reads backwards. |
05 FAQ
Why are some letters not flipped?
Five letters are left alone: l, o, s, x and z. They are either symmetrical when rotated or have no rotated character to use, so substituting one would look worse than leaving them.
What are the flipped letters really?
Mostly phonetic characters that happen to resemble a rotated letter. Flipped a is U+0250, a turned a from the IPA, and flipped e is U+01DD. They carry unrelated linguistic meanings.
What happens to numbers?
Only 6 and 9 change, by swapping with each other. The other eight digits have no rotated form and stay as they are.
Why does my text read backwards?
Flipping each character is only half the job. The whole string has to be reversed as well, or the word runs the wrong way once turned around. This generator reverses it for you.
Will it work in every app?
Mostly, though apps that lay out text automatically can reorder it in unexpected ways. Paste it into the real field and check before posting.