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Rotate an image to a new orientation

Rotate images to any angle within seconds. Do a 180 and turn your picture upside down. Turn it sideways or tilt the photo to the left or right. With Canva’s image rotator, you can change your photo’s orientation in a snap.

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Rotate an image in seconds

Rotate your image

The free image rotator tool easily corrects a wrong photo orientation. Rotate your photo by 90 degrees, clockwise or counterclockwise, to turn a portrait photo to landscape and vice versa. If you want to turn your picture upside down, simply rotate the picture by 180 degrees.

Head to a new direction

Adjust your image orientation

Rotate your images in a way that makes sense for your project. Need to tilt the image to straighten(opens in a new tab or window) the horizon? Need to rotate it for a whole new photo perspective? Just drag the rotator tool to turn the picture to any angle.

Give your photo a stylish twist

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Once you’re done rotating the images, use Canva’s powerful photo editor(opens in a new tab or window) to enhance and polish your pictures. Add text(opens in a new tab or window), apply filters, or use stunning photo effects(opens in a new tab or window). Fine-tune your picture’s brightness(opens in a new tab or window), saturation, and more. Or use the Auto Enhance(opens in a new tab or window) tool to touch up your photos in one click.

How to rotate an image

How to rotate an image

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You can rotate photos one by one using our image rotator tool. If you’re rotating several images on a single project on our dashboard, hold down the Shift key and select the pictures. Drag the rotate handle to turn the pictures as a single element.
  • If you rotate a picture by 180 degrees, that means you’re turning it upside down. To do this, drag the rotate handle to the left or right until you turn the photo around. You’ll see a guide indicating the degree to which you’re rotating.
  • Yes, you can rotate a JPEG or JPG image file using our photo rotator. After tilting or turning the picture around, you have the option to save it as a JPG, SVG, or PNG file.
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