Flip an Image Vertically
Reflect an image top to bottom — build a water reflection, correct an upside-down scan, or invert a texture for a seamless tile.
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When turning an image upside down is the right answer
Reflected, not rotated
A vertical flip reflects across the horizontal centre line. The top becomes the bottom, but left stays left. Rotating 180 degrees would also swap the sides — which is why an upside-down scan usually needs the rotation, not this.
The reflection trick
Duplicate a photograph, flip the copy vertically, stack it underneath and fade it out. That is the entire recipe for the water-reflection effect, and it is why this operation shows up far more often in design work than in photo correction.
Seamless tiling
Mirroring a texture vertically makes the top and bottom edges match by definition, so a tiled background stops showing a hard seam. The pattern reads as symmetric rather than repeating, which is a fair trade for most backgrounds.
Not the same as rotating a scan
A document fed into the scanner the wrong way up needs a 180-degree rotation. Flipping it vertically leaves the text mirrored and unreadable. If the words come out backwards, you used the wrong tool.
Alpha is reflected too
Transparency is carried through the flip, so a cut-out subject stays cut out and can be stacked straight onto its own reflection.
Vertical flip vs. 180-degree rotation
Vertical flip
Reflect across the horizontal axis
- Top and bottom swap
- Left and right stay put
- Text comes out mirrored
- Perfectly lossless
Reflections, mirrored textures, symmetric graphics
Anything containing words
180-degree rotation
Turn the whole image around
- Top and bottom swap
- Left and right swap too
- Text stays readable
- Also lossless at 180 degrees
A scan or photo that came out upside down
Building a reflection — the sides will be wrong
How to flip an image vertically
Upload the image
Any PNG, JPG or WebP. The work happens in your browser.
Review the reflection
The top-to-bottom flip renders immediately. The axis is fixed on this page, so there is nothing to set.
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Grab the free preview, or the full-resolution file in the app.
Where a vertical flip is the tool
Water reflections
Flip a copy of the subject, fade it, and stack it beneath for an instant reflection.
Seamless textures
Mirror a tile vertically so its top and bottom edges match and the seam disappears.
Symmetric layouts
Build a mirrored header or footer band from one source graphic.
Correcting a bad scan
Recover a page that came off the platen reflected rather than rotated.
Or just ask
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