Daily Tip: How to write upside uʍop on iPhone, iPad

By Georgia
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Seen some upside down text in an SMS, on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else on the web and curious how you can write upside down as well? After our right justify tip the other day we got several requests for this, so follow on past the break and we'll show you how!

Inserting upside down text into an SMS message, Twitter or Facebook status, email, or anything else on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, is as simple as typing, copying and pasting.

  1. Go to a website like fliptext.net [web link] that will convert the text for you

  1. Enter the text you want to convert to upside down

  1. Highlight the upside down text and copy it

  1. Go to your SMS message, Twitter or Facebook field, email, etc. and paste your upside down text into the field

  1. Send your upside down text

That's it! If you have any other cool text tips, let us know in the comments!

Bonus Tip: Since this is web based, you can use it on your Mac or Windows PC, or any other device.

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Georgia
Georgia

Senior Editor at iMore and a practicing therapist specializing in stress and anxiety. She speaks everywhere from conferences to corporations, co-host of Vector and Isometric podcasts, follow her on Twitter @Georgia_Dow and check out her series at anxiety-videos.com.

20 Comments
  • Sweet! I'll be able to prank a few people with this trick.
  • How do u flip it
  • Other than pranking. What use is this? Seriously?
  • If you spend that much energy to send me an upside down text, I'm blacklisting you
  • +1
  • Word.
  • oʍʇ snld
  • I was going to make a negative comment about your post, but since you are a neighbor here in Lexington, I'll just say - howdy neighbor.
  • ʎɐƃ
  • .sdrawkcab etirw rehtar d'I
  • Lowercase letters only.
  • I just got the free app All text pictures pro. It let's you write upside down and also add neat pictures using letters.
  • Its easy to read what they saying, just lay phone flat on table and spin it around :P
  • May I introduce everyone to my Kaomoji app. It does upside down as well as other glyphs, and posts them directly to Facebook, Twitter or even a website with its built-in web browser. Check it out here: http://xcoolapps.com/Kaomoji.html
  • Theres A App For That...
    Flip Text
  • TextPics lets you do this but it also gives you the ability to view a good amount of text pictures like:
    (!) kiss my b....
    and
    _
    ( ((
    \ =\_ \.`-\
    (    )) ( \----
    (    _)) _
    __(    __))
    (|_|____/----
  • oh well, it didn't work, just look up textpics in the app store
  • text pics. free.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textpics-free/id395604449?mt=8
  • Of course! Personal Hotspot! I'm stupid. Should have thought of that. Thanks Will
  • I used to be suggested this website through my cousin. I am now not sure whether this post is written via him as nobody else understand such specified about my problem. You're incredible! Thanks!