html - Can you use CSS to mirror/flip text?

Question

Is it possible to use CSS/CSS3 to mirror text?

Specifically, I have this scissors char “✂” (✂) that I'd like to display pointing left and not right.

Answer 1

You can use CSS transformations to achieve this. A horizontal flip would involve scaling the div like this:

-moz-transform: scale(-1, 1);
-webkit-transform: scale(-1, 1);
-o-transform: scale(-1, 1);
-ms-transform: scale(-1, 1);
transform: scale(-1, 1);

And a vertical flip would involve scaling the div like this:

-moz-transform: scale(1, -1);
-webkit-transform: scale(1, -1);
-o-transform: scale(1, -1);
-ms-transform: scale(1, -1);
transform: scale(1, -1);

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DEMO:

span{ display: inline-block; margin:1em; } 
.flip_H{ transform: scale(-1, 1); color:red; }
.flip_V{ transform: scale(1, -1); color:green; }

<span class='flip_H'>Demo text &#9986;</span>
<span class='flip_V'>Demo text &#9986;</span>