[texhax] simple rotate/invert character

[Rupert Swarbrick]

Bryan W. Lepore <Bryan.Lepore <at> umassmed.edu> writes:

> 
> is there a short command to rotate/invert a letter?  so that without 
> having to start a new environment, one could do something like :
> 
> \invert{B}
> 
> or
> 
> \rotate{B}
> 
> so the "B" gets inverted or rotated?
> 
> -bryan
> 
> 


>From the "Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List", p57:

Reflecting and rotating existing symbols
   A common request on comp.text.tex is for a reversed or rotated version of an
existing symbol. As a last resort, these effects can be achieved with the
graphicx (or graphics) package’s \reflectbox and \rotatebox macros. For example,
\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\iota$}

Presumably, the trick to get stuff at the right height is the "origin" parameter.

It suggests that if you're worried about every output format/renderer doing the
right thing, you should instead try to find an actual upside-down font glyph.

Rupert