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Image Orientation Viewer
Read the Exif orientation tag, see how the photo is displayed and download a corrected preview.
Read the orientation flag
Exif orientation: —
Meaning: —
Stored pixel order
Corrected preview
How to use the Image Orientation Viewer
- Load the photo whose Exif orientation you want to inspect.
- Read the tag value and the description of what that value means.
- Compare the stored order with the corrected preview and download it.
Features
- Reads the Exif orientation tag from the file bytes
- Explains all eight orientation values
- Shows the stored pixel order next to the corrected preview
- Exports the corrected preview as a PNG
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the free online image orientation viewer.
It is a number from 1 to 8 that tells software how to rotate or mirror a photo so it appears
the right way up on screen.
Cameras often store the sensor image unrotated and rely on the orientation tag. Software that
ignores the tag shows the photo sideways.
The tool draws the image on a canvas and applies the rotation or mirror that matches the tag,
giving an upright result you can download.
The tool reports that the tag is missing and treats the image as upright, which is the
behaviour specified for missing tags.
Most browsers already apply the orientation flag when they decode a photo, so the stored
order and the corrected version can look the same.
No. Both the tag reading and the corrected drawing happen inside your browser, so the file
never leaves your device.
Yes. Download the corrected preview, which contains upright pixels and no longer depends on
the orientation tag being honoured.
JPEG files from cameras and phones usually do. PNG files rarely contain Exif data, so they
are normally reported as having no tag.
Yes. The viewer is fully responsive and can read photos taken with your phone camera straight
from the camera roll.
Last updated: October 10, 2026