Flip an Image Horizontally
Mirror any photo left-to-right in one click — free, fast, and right in your browser.
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Why flip an image horizontally?
Flipping horizontally mirrors a picture left-to-right, like a reflection. It's the natural fix for a selfie that looks reversed, and it's handy for design work — balancing a composition, facing a subject the other way, or creating a symmetrical pattern.
A horizontal flip is lossless: the pixels are mirrored, not resampled, so the image stays perfectly sharp. The width and height are unchanged.
How to flip an image horizontally
- Open your image. Drag a photo onto the tool, choose a file, or paste it.
- Flip horizontal. The page opens already mirrored left-to-right. Toggle the button to compare, and combine it with a rotation if you like.
- Download. Save the mirrored image in its original format.
Flip vs rotate
A flip mirrors the image (any text becomes backwards); a rotation turns it (text stays readable). If your goal is a mirror image — like un-reversing a selfie — flipping is what you want.
What flip horizontal (mirror left ↔ right) does
Flipping horizontally mirrors the image across a vertical centre line, so the left and right sides trade places — like looking at it in a mirror. The dimensions don't change, and it is not a rotation: anything turns into its mirror reflection rather than being spun around.
It's the natural fix for a front-camera selfie that looks 'wrong' because phones save the preview mirrored, for facing a subject the other way to balance a layout, or for un-mirroring a photo of a sign or screen that was shot in a mirror.
- Action
- Mirror across the vertical axis — left and right swap
- Dimensions
- Unchanged
- Text
- Any writing becomes its mirror image (reads backwards)
Pro tip
Don't flip a photo that contains text, logos, or a clock face — mirroring makes them read backwards. Flip is for faces, scenery, and symmetrical subjects; to keep text upright and correct, use a 90°/180° rotation instead.
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Frequently asked questions
What does flipping horizontally do?
It mirrors the image left-to-right, so the left edge becomes the right edge — like looking at a reflection.
Does flipping reduce quality?
No. A flip just mirrors the existing pixels, so it's lossless apart from optional re-encoding.
Will text be readable after flipping?
No — any text in the image will appear backwards, because a flip is a mirror. Use rotation if you need text to stay readable.
Where is my image processed?
The rotation happens in your browser, so the new file is created on your own device. How any data associated with the tool is handled is described in our privacy policy.
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