Online mirror

An online mirror shows a saved photo or live camera view beside its horizontal reversal. It gives you two orientations of the same pixels, with no landmark analysis or beauty score. The familiar mirror view may feel different from an unflipped photo simply because small asymmetries appear on the opposite side. Photo and camera processing stay in the browser.

Familiar and reversed orientations

A household mirror makes you familiar with a reversed orientation, while many saved photographs show the unflipped orientation. Neither is a complete account of how someone appears face to face: lens distance, expression and motion also matter. The online mirror lets you isolate the left-right change by holding the same photograph constant. That makes lettering and hair parting useful orientation clues.

How the online mirror draws both views

The photo comparison draws the selected image twice: first as saved and then with every row of pixels reversed left to right. The camera mode shows the same live feed in ordinary and CSS-flipped views. No face points, angles, ratios or score are calculated. The “what others see” caption means the unflipped feed in this browser, not a guarantee about every camera or video application.

Reading a change in familiarity

When the two panels feel different, identify what actually moved across the frame: the hair part, a mole, or a background sign. Those details changed sides; their size and color stayed the same. A quick reaction to the unfamiliar version cannot tell which side is more attractive. The online mirror is most useful for a deliberate orientation check on a known file.

For an orientation check, photograph a shirt with readable letters. If the saved file already shows those letters backward, its “as taken” online mirror panel is already mirrored; the flipped panel reverses it again. That double flip can produce the view you know from a household mirror. No face point moved in either canvas. Hair parting and asymmetric lighting may feel different on screen, but the online mirror does not correct them.

In live camera mode, the two views appear simultaneously rather than as two separate recordings. One uses the ordinary feed and the other a CSS reversal of that same stream; stopping the camera ends both. This is different from comparing two photographs taken at different moments, where expression or head position may have changed. The online mirror avoids that timing difference while the camera is running.

Normalize orientation before comparing files

If you place two saved selfies side by side, first use a letter or known background object to check whether each was saved in the same orientation. If one file is reversed and the other is not, an apparent left-right change may come entirely from that difference. The online mirror can bring them into a common orientation before comparison. For comparable source files, read how to take a photo for a PSL rating.

Reversing pixels does not change proportions

The two canvases cannot tell which orientation another app saved, and the labels depend on the source file being unmirrored. A video call can also show a local preview differently from what the remote viewer receives. This page does not resolve every app’s camera convention, score facial symmetry or diagnose a concern. Use visible text in the specific file to establish what it shows.

An online mirror has no reference range or male and female thresholds because it produces no numeric measurement. You can use it to choose a preferred orientation for a profile image. Changing hair parting or light is a separate presentation choice; a horizontal flip alone cannot improve the original photograph’s proportions or clarity.

A numeric symmetry tool answers another question

If you want a numeric front-view comparison, the symmetrical face check calculates selected landmark-pair errors. The attractiveness test follows an adult-only rating workflow. Neither output can be inferred from an online mirror flip alone, and changing the flip state should never be mistaken for changing the underlying face.

Online mirror FAQ

Is a true mirror online the same as a camera photo?

It can show a non-mirrored orientation, but lens distance and lighting still affect how a camera photo looks.

Why does my reverse mirror online view look strange?

You are used to your mirror image. A less familiar orientation can feel different even when only left and right are swapped.

Does the online mirror camera upload video?

The mirror effect runs in your browser. It does not submit the camera feed to the rating API.

Can this change my facial proportions?

No. It only changes left-right orientation.

What if my saved selfie is already mirrored?

Use background text or a known detail to identify its orientation before comparing.

Does a flip show facial symmetry?

It may make differences easier to notice, but use a landmark measurement for a numerical comparison.

Which is my good side?

Take two photos with your head turned about 30° left and 30° right, in the same light and at the same distance. Put each one in the online mirror to compare the saved and reversed views, then pick the side where the jaw and eye line look clearer. A good side is a preference, and the online mirror only helps you see it.

How do other people see my face?

Mirrors and many front-camera previews reverse you left to right, so the face you know best is reversed. The unflipped panel of an online mirror is closer to what friends see. A photo taken from a distance at eye level is closer still.