Upside Down J
ſ, the long s, is borrowed to stand in for a flipped j.
A j descends below the baseline and curls left. Rotated half a turn it rises above the line with a hook on the right. The long s, ſ (U+017F), has a similar tall, hooked shape, and it is already in Latin Extended-A, so it renders in most fonts. The capital form used by the generator is ᒋ (U+148B, Canadian Syllabics Ci).
| Normal letter | J |
|---|---|
| Flipped | ſ |
| Unicode name | Latin Small Letter Long S |
| Code point | U+017F |
| Capital form | ᒋ (U+148B) |
Where you will see ſ
The long s was a normal letter in printed English until about 1800, so old printed pages contain words such as Congreſs. That history means ſ looks right in fancy or old-style text but may confuse a reader who thinks you wrote an f. Use it for names, stylised titles and flipped jokes rather than for plain information.
Copy and paste examples
jam→ɯɐſjump→dɯnſenjoy→ʎoſuǝjuice→ǝɔᴉnſ
Good to know
Will a search for j find ſ?
Usually not. Search engines treat ſ as a separate character, though some fold it into s, not j. Keep a normal spelling nearby if people need to find you.
All the flipped letters are listed on the letters page, or type a whole sentence into the upside down text generator.