January 31, 2007

Make Text Come Out Backwards!

This is a very little known secret, but there is a special character that causes browsers to reverse the text it encounters. This feature exists so that right-to-left languages can be displayed, but it can be applied to languages like English!. This character is displayed by typing ‮ at the beginning of a sentence block. Here is a sample:

Source:

‮Wow, is it all backwards?

Comes out as:

‮Wow, is it all backwards?

Pretty neat huh? To see this in action, visit Google Loco with Firefox. Google Loco will use JavaScript to add this special character as the first character of the search term box. It is mostly invisible in regular browsers, although it can cause a strange square or space to appear at times.

Filed under: Javascript — Michi @ 2:54 am

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  1. ‮Cool!

    Comment by Jason — February 26, 2007 @ 11:04 am

  2. ‮It works now! (:þ)(:þ)

    Comment by Jason — February 26, 2007 @ 11:06 am

  3. ‮THIS IS AWESOME LOOL

    Comment by ‮WOOT! — February 26, 2007 @ 7:01 pm

  4. ‮Apparently it doesn’t work on myspace.

    Comment by J DIZZLE — April 11, 2007 @ 9:16 pm

  5. ‮hi

    Comment by combla — April 22, 2007 @ 9:14 am

  6. ‮this is just weird lol…

    Comment by combla — April 22, 2007 @ 9:14 am

  7. ‮:O papaaa

    Comment by a — July 23, 2007 @ 1:07 pm

  8. i love chase

    Comment by madison — July 30, 2007 @ 3:28 pm

  9. ‮Wow, is it all backwards?

    Comment by adfsdf — August 15, 2007 @ 9:27 pm

  10. ‮what the hell

    Comment by sam — August 28, 2007 @ 3:16 pm

  11. ‮Wow, is it all backwards? oppositeday.net

    Comment by synide — October 24, 2007 @ 6:16 pm

  12. ‮leaLEALea

    Comment by lluuugooo — October 25, 2007 @ 4:31 pm

  13. ‮ N N N N

    Comment by bob — October 29, 2007 @ 2:26 pm

  14. ‮N N N N

    Comment by bob — October 29, 2007 @ 2:28 pm

  15. ‮hello test

    Comment by L — December 12, 2007 @ 5:12 am

  16. ‮huh does it work?

    Comment by Dalton — January 7, 2008 @ 7:28 pm

  17. ‮DALTON!

    Comment by Roger — January 7, 2008 @ 7:29 pm

  18. ‮ I bet this doesn’t work. >>

    Comment by A Nonny Mouse — January 27, 2008 @ 12:54 am

  19. you owe me money.

    Comment by Michi — January 27, 2008 @ 5:37 am

  20. Hickox Warner

    Comment by Hannah — March 10, 2008 @ 1:28 pm

  21. ‮Hickox ‮Warner

    Comment by Hannah — March 10, 2008 @ 1:28 pm

  22. ‮Hickox

    Comment by Hannah — March 10, 2008 @ 1:29 pm

  23. &#8238 Holla

    Comment by rawr — March 10, 2008 @ 7:21 pm

  24. &#8238Gah stupid piece of shit.

    Comment by rawr — March 10, 2008 @ 7:22 pm

  25. shit ‮shit

    Comment by SSS — March 15, 2008 @ 4:46 pm

  26. ‮For real?

    Comment by sadasadawdf — March 20, 2008 @ 2:04 am

  27. ‮hahaha nice 1…

    Comment by sss — March 22, 2008 @ 9:34 pm

  28. ‮wtf?!!?!?

    Comment by poop — March 27, 2008 @ 9:18 pm

  29. ‮hat

    Comment by lana — March 29, 2008 @ 12:08 pm

  30. ‮Wow, is it all backwards?

    Comment by testingman — June 2, 2008 @ 7:49 am

  31. *٭‮testingdddddddd*

    Comment by poopmanjoe — June 2, 2008 @ 8:28 am

  32. ‮I’VE BEEN DAZZLED…
    BY
    Edward Cullen
    JOIN THE DARK SIDE
    …
    WE HAVE COOKIES…
    VAMPIRES…
    Edward Cullen

    Comment by Gugz — June 27, 2008 @ 9:11 am

  33. ‮I’VE BEEN DAZZLED
    …

    ‮BY
    ‮Edward Cullen

    ‮JOIN THE DARK SIDE
    …

    ‮WE HAVE COOKIES…
    ‮VAMPIRES…
    ‮Edward Cullen

    Comment by Gugz — June 27, 2008 @ 9:12 am

  34. ‮kcuf ouY

    Comment by ‮uoy etah I — July 5, 2008 @ 9:56 am

  35. R

    Comment by amarpreet — July 12, 2008 @ 5:27 am

  36. ‮ will it turn this 𝄡

    Comment by glenn — July 26, 2008 @ 10:37 am

  37. &#8238 Thannnkss!

    Comment by Timmy — August 2, 2008 @ 10:41 am

  38. ‮can you hear me now?

    Comment by ‮cool — August 12, 2008 @ 4:46 pm

  39. ‮FREQUENTLY SIDEWAYS

    Comment by woop — September 6, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

  40. ‮wat

    Comment by ‮ — September 8, 2008 @ 3:40 pm

  41. ‮ Wow! This is cool!
    Hey, this is soooooooooooooooooooo awesome!
    You gotta take time to try and read this comment. Hahahahahahahhahahahaha. Mwahhahahhahaahahaaahahahhahahahahhhhhhhhhhhh

    Comment by Link — September 18, 2008 @ 7:29 pm

  42. it doent work on microsoft word

    Comment by tanya — September 28, 2008 @ 3:12 pm

  43. ‮ Ms. Cullen

    Comment by meghan — November 10, 2008 @ 12:39 pm

  44. ‮ special chars!wtf

    Comment by ‮m00t — December 3, 2008 @ 10:10 pm

  45. ‮hola chico.

    Comment by olga — December 4, 2008 @ 2:44 pm

  46. ‮NO

    Comment by HAHA — December 28, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

  47. ‮DOES IT WORK

    Comment by fdsfsdfs — February 8, 2009 @ 1:05 pm

  48. ‮Wow, is it all backwards?

    Comment by charlie — February 22, 2009 @ 11:59 am

  49. does not work with msn

    ‮lala

    Comment by anhd — February 24, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

  50. ‮ cool! but does it work with hotmail??????

    Comment by Random Person — March 14, 2009 @ 8:00 am

  51. ‮ wow is it all backwards?

    Comment by poopoo — March 27, 2009 @ 6:25 pm

  52. tHiS iS So cool

    Comment by Crazy — April 1, 2009 @ 11:18 am

  53. ‮tHiS iS So cool

    Comment by Crazy — April 1, 2009 @ 11:19 am

  54. ‮my words wnt do it S

    Comment by Crazy — April 1, 2009 @ 11:20 am

  55. ‮Don’t be a Wuss. Save a Platypus!

    Comment by kellster — April 7, 2009 @ 6:29 pm

  56. Va& # 8238;n illa

    Comment by Alex — April 12, 2009 @ 8:34 pm

  57. &#8238Bring The Motha F ckin Ruckus

    Comment by tunerz707 — April 21, 2009 @ 6:27 pm

  58. ‮Bring the Motha F ckin Ruckus

    Comment by tunerz707 — April 21, 2009 @ 6:29 pm

  59. ooooooooooooooooob kcus uoy ooooooooooooooooooooooooob ssa kcaj ooooooooooooooooooob

    Comment by s;lfdjgor — April 25, 2009 @ 8:41 am

  60. ‮ one thousand, one hundred twenty-five

    Comment by ssadd — May 7, 2009 @ 9:14 pm

  61. ‮i dont think this really worksz

    Comment by Alex — May 9, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

  62. ‮I Can’t Stop

    Comment by serser — May 18, 2009 @ 8:31 pm

  63. ‮If you can read this you are gay

    Comment by gffsjdgk — June 11, 2009 @ 3:51 pm

  64. ‮ Does it work with email?

    Comment by Joe — June 16, 2009 @ 10:18 am

  65. ‮ hello

    Comment by Joe — June 16, 2009 @ 10:20 am

  66. ‮Wow, is it all backwards?

    Comment by laikah — June 23, 2009 @ 1:43 pm

  67. ‮test test!

    Comment by Scars75 — July 13, 2009 @ 12:28 pm

  68. ‮ Sometimes when I’m upset and can’t really say what I feel because i think know one cares to understand, I have this impulse to write backwards. -

    Comment by Daniel — July 15, 2009 @ 7:42 am

  69. ЯeP F E G

    Comment by Larissa — July 17, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

  70. hahaha so cool

    Comment by bill — July 25, 2009 @ 9:41 am

  71. 0M6 Y0U KN0 Y0U H0T

    Comment by jAZMINE — July 31, 2009 @ 12:02 am

  72. ‮Thanks! Same to you!

    Comment by J — July 31, 2009 @ 8:45 am

  73. ‮Just the Beginning Lovey Bug

    Comment by Kelsey — August 6, 2009 @ 2:30 pm

  74. ‮ are you serious. this is SPARTA, i shouldn’t have to do this

    Comment by fddffd — August 8, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

  75. ‮TEST by you

    Comment by the dlkl1 — August 10, 2009 @ 3:33 pm

  76. Wow

    Cool!!

    Comment by the dlkl1 — August 10, 2009 @ 3:34 pm

  77. ‮wrong, together we shall go until we die. An inspiration is
    what you are to me, inspiration, look, see. And so today, my
    world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles.

    Comment by gay — August 11, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

  78. ‮Omfg cool?

    Comment by ‮Weird — August 15, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

  79. ‮ Issued 09/2009

    Expires 08/2012

    Comment by rah — August 27, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

  80. ‮ Expires 08/2012

    Comment by rah — August 27, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

  81. ‮B

    Comment by a — September 25, 2009 @ 2:23 pm

  82. I love tylerrr!

    Comment by Gel — September 29, 2009 @ 8:26 am

  83. ‮ahaaa, this is cool

    Comment by Gel — September 29, 2009 @ 8:27 am

  84. ‮Hello, my name is Angelica.

    Comment by Gel — September 29, 2009 @ 8:27 am

  85. &#8238 fuck bitch

    Comment by asdfasdfasdfadsfasdf — September 29, 2009 @ 5:46 pm

  86. ‮ Watch all eatin hoes

    Comment by asdfasdfasdfadsfasdf — September 29, 2009 @ 5:48 pm

  87. ‮Wow, is it all backwards?

    Comment by yay me — September 30, 2009 @ 1:17 pm

  88. ‮Yeah

    Comment by Bobo — October 1, 2009 @ 1:22 am

  89. ‮Hello? this works?

    Comment by Austin — October 3, 2009 @ 1:08 pm

  90. ‮ Wow! Cool! Wooot! :D Testing, Testing 123

    Comment by Amy — October 10, 2009 @ 3:36 pm

  91. The accused and community support discuss the sentence presented, add, delete and collectively arrive at a sentence. ,

    Comment by His_wife12 — October 10, 2009 @ 4:32 pm

  92. ‮tacocat

    Comment by Unclever title — October 28, 2009 @ 7:40 pm

  93. ‮ Rogue of hono

    Comment by nicholas — October 30, 2009 @ 6:14 pm

  94. ‮ Property of Nikita

    Comment by ihinbe — November 7, 2009 @ 12:27 am

  95. ‮ Does this work, test one two, test?

    Comment by hehe — November 8, 2009 @ 5:30 am

  96. @42: Well duh, this only applies to HTML markup.

    Comment by wowaname — November 10, 2009 @ 4:00 pm

  97. ‮Altaïr Ibn la-Ahad

    Comment by altair — November 13, 2009 @ 6:31 am

  98. ‮is this backwords?

    Comment by random — November 16, 2009 @ 4:58 pm

  99. hi there
    i am not you

    Comment by random — November 16, 2009 @ 5:12 pm

  100. ‮ this is really cool.

    Comment by Sallll — November 18, 2009 @ 1:02 pm

  101. ‮This Is Very Beastly :D Dee

    Comment by Anon — November 24, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

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