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page_title: strrev function reference
description: The `strrev` function reverses a string. 
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# `strrev` Function

`strrev` reverses the characters in a string.
Note that the characters are treated as _Unicode characters_ (in technical terms, Unicode [grapheme cluster boundaries](https://unicode.org/reports/tr29/#Grapheme_Cluster_Boundaries) are respected).

```hcl
strrev(string)
```

## Examples

```shell-session
> strrev("hello")
olleh
> strrev("a ☃")
☃ a
```

## Related Functions

- [`reverse`](/packer/docs/templates/hcl_templates/functions/collection/reverse) reverses a sequence.
