Reverse Line Order
Flip your text so the last line becomes first and the first becomes last. Useful for reversing logs and lists.
About this tool
Flip your text so the last line becomes first and the first becomes last. Useful for reversing logs and lists.
Example
Input: one
two
three
Output: three
two
one
How to use
Paste or type your text into the box above, then read or copy the result. Everything runs privately in your browser, your text is never uploaded to a server.
How to use this tool
- Paste your text into the input box, with one line per row.
- Check that the lines are separated the way you want, because the tool reverses whole lines, not words.
- Run the reverse action to flip the line order.
- Copy the output and paste it where you need the reversed list or log.
Step by step, what happens
- The tool reads the text as separate lines based on line breaks.
- It takes the last line and places it first, then continues upward through the rest of the lines.
- Each line keeps its own text unchanged, including punctuation and spaces inside the line.
- The result is a new text block with the line order reversed.
- You can then copy the reversed text for debugging, sorting, or reordering content.
Worked example
If you have a short list of names and want the newest entry first, this tool flips the lines for you.
Input: alpha
beta
gamma
- The tool splits the input into three lines: alpha, beta, and gamma.
- It reverses their order so the last line becomes the first line.
- The output keeps each line exactly as typed, only in a new order.
Output: gamma
beta
alpha
Tips and common mistakes
- If you want to reverse paragraphs or log entries, make sure each one is on its own line first.
- Blank lines are treated as lines too, so they will also move when the order is reversed.
- This tool does not change the content inside a line, so it will not reverse letters or words.
- If your pasted text looks wrong, check for hidden line breaks from copied emails, logs, or spreadsheets.
Frequently asked questions
What does it reverse?
The order of whole lines, the characters within each line stay the same.
Is content changed?
No, only the sequence of lines is reversed.
Good for logs?
Yes, quickly show newest-first or oldest-first.
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