Reverse Lines
Flip the order of lines, not the letters.
Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.
What Reverse Lines does
Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.
Practical limit for Reverse Lines: Reverses line order only. A trailing newline is kept. Max 200,000 characters. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Text software. Read the tool-specific note again: Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.
How to use Reverse Lines
- Keep this tab on Reverse Lines (/reverse-lines). Pasting into the wrong Text tool (for example Reverse Text) changes the job.
- Paste or type the input Reverse Lines expects. Path hint: reverse lines. Flip the order of lines, not the letters.
- Apply the Reverse Lines action only. Sort Lines is a different transform (Sort lines A–Z, Z–A, or as numbers.). Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.
- Copy the output of Reverse Lines if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Reverses line order only. A trailing newline is kept. Max 200,000 characters.
- If the text job is actually Reverse characters, including emoji clusters as code points., leave Reverse Lines and open Reverse Text.
When not to use Reverse Lines
Skip Reverse Lines when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Reverse Text or Sort Lines — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.
Questions about Reverse Lines
- What does Reverse Lines do that other Text pages on this site do not?
- Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string. Short version: Flip the order of lines, not the letters.
- Does Reverse Lines upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. Reverse Lines runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Reverses line order only. A trailing newline is kept. Max 200,000 characters.
- Should I use Reverse Text instead of Reverse Lines?
- Use Reverse Lines when you need Flip the order of lines, not the letters. Use Reverse Text when you need Reverse characters, including emoji clusters as code points. They share a category (Text) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of Reverse Lines?
- Reverses line order only. A trailing newline is kept. Max 200,000 characters. Also: Last line becomes first. Characters on a line stay in order. Unlike Reverse Text, this does not reverse the whole string.