Reverse Unicode
Quickly reverse the order of symbols in Unicode text. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Reverse Unicode
- 1. Paste the text to reverse. Enter the Unicode text you want flipped into the input pane. Multi-code-point emoji and accented letters are kept intact as single units, not split apart.
- 2. Review the reversed output. The tool reverses the order of the characters, treating each grapheme, including emoji sequences, as one unit so the reversal does not corrupt combined symbols.
- 3. Copy the reversed text. Copy the backwards version of your text from the output pane for a puzzle, a stylistic effect or a quick check of how the phrase reads reversed.
When to use Reverse Unicode
Reverse Unicode flips the order of characters in your text while keeping multi-part symbols like emoji and accented letters intact as single units. It avoids the corruption a naive byte-level or code-unit reversal causes on complex Unicode text.
- Checking if a word is a palindrome. You want to confirm whether a word or phrase reads the same forwards and backwards, including ones with accented letters. Reversing it here and comparing avoids mistakes a simple character-array reversal would introduce.
- Creating a mirrored text effect for a puzzle. An escape-room style puzzle or riddle wants a clue written backwards so it needs to be reversed to read. Reversing the plain clue text here produces the scrambled version.
- Testing a reversal function against emoji edge cases. You are writing your own string-reversal code and want to confirm the expected output for text containing multi-code-point emoji before comparing it against your implementation's result.
Examples
Reverse
Input
abc
Output
cba
About the Reverse Unicode tool
Reverse Unicode is a free online tool that works entirely inside your web browser. Quickly reverse the order of symbols in Unicode text. Because the processing happens on your own device, nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or stored anywhere.
This page is one of 98 Unicode utilities on EditSafely. Each one does a single job well, and all of them follow the same rule: your input stays on your machine.
There is nothing to configure. Provide the input and the result appears on its own. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
Because nothing leaves your device, the tool is suitable for sensitive content such as internal documents, credentials or customer data. It also responds instantly, since every keystroke is handled on your own machine rather than by a remote API.
Frequently asked questions
Is Reverse Unicode free to use?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Is it safe to paste sensitive or confidential data?
Everything happens locally. Your browser downloads the tool's code once, then does all the processing itself; nothing you enter is transmitted, stored or logged. You can even go offline after the page loads and it will still work.
How much text can I process at once?
There is no fixed limit. Because the work happens on your own device rather than on a shared server, the practical ceiling is your machine's memory, which comfortably handles inputs far larger than typical online tools allow.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The tool works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. There is no account to create, no extension to add and no software to install.
How do I use the result?
The output panel has a one-click copy button, and you can keep refining the input while you work; the result updates in place as you type.