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StringReverse

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StringReverse["string"]

reverses the order of the characters in "string".

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

Reverse the characters in a string:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-o2k
Out[1]=1

Scope  (3)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

StringReverse works on special characters:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-zcv
Out[1]=1

StringReverse threads automatically over lists:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-yve
Out[1]=1

StringReverse works directly on biomolecular sequences:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-u1x10u
Out[1]=1

Applications  (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Find all palindromes in the dictionary:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-gv3m7g
Out[1]=1

Properties & Relations  (3)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

Newline (\n) counts as a single character:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-p57
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-qgi

StringReverse is the string equivalent of Reverse:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-dg16g
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-vjczk
Out[2]=2

StringReverse is its own inverse:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-dv26vn
Out[1]=1

Possible Issues  (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

StringReverse operates on the raw characters in a string:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-dao
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0enwfnixe-ej
Wolfram Research (1991), StringReverse, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html (updated 2020).
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Wolfram Research (1991), StringReverse, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html (updated 2020).

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Wolfram Research (1991), StringReverse, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html (updated 2020).

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Wolfram Research (1991), StringReverse, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html (updated 2020).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "StringReverse." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2020. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1991. "StringReverse." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2020. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). StringReverse. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html

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Wolfram Language. (1991). StringReverse. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_stringreverse, author="Wolfram Research", title="{StringReverse}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_stringreverse, author="Wolfram Research", title="{StringReverse}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_stringreverse, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={StringReverse}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_stringreverse, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={StringReverse}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StringReverse.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-April-2025 ]}