0.2.1 • Published 2 years ago
invert-text v0.2.1
invert-text
A simple tool to generate inverted/upside-down/australiaized/upended/upturned text. Generates inverted text using Unicode characters.
A better mechanism for testing Localization (L10N) compared to translations of a different language, for two reasons:
- It's easy to quickly generate a JSON with inverted texts. (You don't need a paid translation API).
- When testing l10n on the interface, it's easy to identify if the right word/phrase is being translated (just need to rotate your head enough 🙃 ).
Examples
| Original | Inverted |
|---|---|
| the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. | .ƃop ʎzɐʅ ǝɥʇ ɹǝʌo sdɯnɾ xoⅎ uʍoɹq ʞɔᴉnb ǝɥʇ |
| THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG. | .⅁Oᗡ ⅄Z∀⅂ ƎHꓕ ꓤƎɅO SԀWՈᒋ XOᖵ NMOꓤꓭ ꓘϽIՈꝹ ƎHꓕ |
| 9876543210 | 0⇂ᄅƐh59ㄥ86 |
| Random %^&* Characters !@#$ in ()+,./-_ between | uǝǝʍʇǝq _-/.,+() uᴉ $#@! sɹǝʇɔɐɹɐɥϽ *&^% ɯopuɐꓤ |
| (parentheses) brackets {braces} | {sǝɔɐɹq} sʇǝʞɔɐɹq |
Installation
- Install
Node.jsandnpm - Install the
invert-textCLI globally usingnpm i -g invert-text- Or, run it directly using
npx
- Or, run it directly using
Usage
Invert a JSON file
To invert all leaf-level text phrases in a given JSON file, use the invert-text command as below:
foo@bar:~$ invert-text -i path/to/input.json -o path/to/output.json
✅ Generated the inverted output file at "path/to/output.json"Invert phrase(s)
To invert single/multiple text phrases, use the invert-text command as below:
foo@bar:~$ invert-text -p this that "and something else"
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- Works mainly with AlphaNumeric characters. Most other characters are returned without any inversion.
- Depending on the font used, some of the inverted characters can look odd/incorrect when inverted.