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Reverse each word

Reverse the letters inside each word while keeping the words in their original order.

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Reverse each word
Paste your text and instantly reverse the characters inside each word while keeping every word in its original position. "hello world" becomes "olleh dlrow". Unlike reversing the entire text or reversing word order, this tool keeps the structure of your text perfectly intact — only the spelling of each word is flipped.
This is useful for creating readable word puzzles, obfuscating text in a playful way, or testing character-by-character processing in your own code. The live tally shows the word count and total characters, so you can see exactly what's being transformed. The position of every space, punctuation mark and line break remains exactly where it was, making the output easy to scan and understand at a glance.
The tool runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you paste is uploaded or logged. Punctuation attached to words (like "hello," or "world!") stays attached through the reversal, and emoji are treated as whole units. Windows, Mac and Linux line endings all work the same way, and you can copy the result with one click or download it as a plain text file.
FAQ
How is this different from reversing text or reversing word order?
Reversing text flips every character in the entire input, so "cat dog" becomes "god tac". Reversing word order keeps the letters the same but moves the words around, so "cat dog" becomes "dog cat". This tool reverses each word independently while keeping them in order, so "cat dog" becomes "tac god".
What happens to punctuation and special characters?
Punctuation attached directly to a word (like "hello," or "world!") is treated as part of that word and gets reversed along with it, so "hello," becomes ",olleH". Spaces and line breaks stay exactly where they are — the spacing and overall structure of your text never changes.
Does emoji get reversed?
Emoji are treated as complete units and included in the reversal if they are part of a word token (non-whitespace). A word like "hello🫐world" would become "dlrow🫐olleh", but emoji surrounded by spaces like "hello 🫐 world" stay in place as separate tokens.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser and your text never leaves your device.
Can I use this to create word puzzles?
Yes. Reversing each word while keeping the order is a playful way to create readable-but-scrambled text that remains scannable and recognizable by its structure.