Hebrew text reverser that keeps numbers and English whole
Paste Hebrew that came out backwards and get it back in reading order: the Hebrew turns around, while numbers, dates and English words stay as they are. Free, with no sign-up.
The text never leaves your browser: the fix runs on your computer.
01A whole PDF
Have the PDF? Read it again
When Hebrew comes out backwards from a PDF, the safe way is not to copy from it at all. Drop it here: each page is read as it looks on screen, and the text comes back in reading order, with a Word, Excel or text file to download.
It works on scanned PDFs and screenshots too. 5 pages a day are free, with no sign-up.
Drop a document here
PDF, JPG, PNG, WebP · up to 20 MB · Paste ⌘V
- 5 free pages every day
- No signup
- Files are not stored on our side
02Why it happens
Why Hebrew comes out backwards
Computers store Hebrew in the order it is read: the first letter of a word comes first. That is logical order, and current software displays it right to left.
A PDF does not have to keep reading order. It stores letters and their places on the page, and some files store the letters in the order they are drawn, left to right. That is visual order. Copy from such a file and every Hebrew word comes out backwards, and so does the order of the words in each line.
Such files are made, for example, by older systems, report generators and some scanner apps. They look fine on screen; the problem shows up only when you copy.
03Where it happens
Where it happens and what to do
04A plain flip
Why a plain flip breaks numbers
A plain reverser turns the whole line around, letter by letter. The Hebrew comes out right, but every number, date and English word comes out backwards. This one turns around only what needs it:
- As copied
- ₪ 6,018.00 ךס לע 21/10/2026 ךיראתמ INV-2041 תינובשח
- After a plain flip
- חשבונית 1402-VNI מתאריך 6202/01/12 על סך 00.810,6 ₪
- After the fix here
- חשבונית INV-2041 מתאריך 21/10/2026 על סך 6,018.00 ₪
The fix follows the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, the same rule your browser uses to lay out Hebrew, numbers and English in one line.
Questions
Questions about this tool
Why does Hebrew come out backwards when I copy from a PDF?
Because some PDFs store the letters in the order they are drawn on the page, left to right, instead of reading order. The page looks right, but copying gives every Hebrew word backwards. Paste the text in the box above, or read the PDF again.
How do I fix reversed Hebrew in Word?
It depends on what is reversed. If the letters themselves are backwards ("םולש" instead of "שלום"), the problem is the text: paste it here and copy it back into Word. If the words are right but the paragraph starts at the left and the period is on the wrong side, set the paragraph direction to right to left: Home tab, Paragraph group, or Ctrl with the right Shift key on Windows.
How do I fix reversed Hebrew in Excel?
Copy the cells with backwards letters into the box here, several columns at once if you like: the fix keeps the columns in order. Then paste them back. When the whole sheet runs left to right, choose Sheet Right-to-Left on the Page Layout tab. And when a CSV file opens as gibberish, save it as UTF-8 with a BOM.
Why do ordinary reversers break numbers and English words?
They turn the whole line around letter by letter. In text copied backwards, the numbers and English were already in the right order, so another flip reverses them: 2041 becomes 1402. Here each run of Hebrew, numbers and English is found by the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, and only what needs it turns around.
Is the text I paste sent to a server?
No. The fix runs in your browser, and the text goes nowhere. Only a file you drop to be read again is sent for reading, and it is not stored on the server either.
What if the PDF is scanned?
A scanned PDF has no text to copy, only a picture of the page. Drop it here and it is read in the right order: 5 pages a day are free.
Can I reverse text so it shows correctly in software without Hebrew support?
Yes. The same fix works the other way: paste ordinary Hebrew and get it in visual order, which shows correctly in software that lays everything out left to right. A long line that the software wraps comes out with its lines in the wrong order, so break the lines yourself.