freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-algorithm-scripting/reverse-a-string.english.md

---
id: a202eed8fc186c8434cb6d61
title: Reverse a String
isRequired: true
challengeType: 5
---

## Description
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Reverse the provided string.
You may need to turn the string into an array before you can reverse it.
Your result must be a string.
Remember to use <a href="http://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-get-help-when-you-are-stuck/19514" target="_blank">Read-Search-Ask</a> if you get stuck. Write your own code.
</section>

## Instructions
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</section>

## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>reverseString("hello")</code> should return a string.
    testString: assert(typeof reverseString("hello") === "string", '<code>reverseString("hello")</code> should return a string.');
  - text: <code>reverseString("hello")</code> should become <code>"olleh"</code>.
    testString: assert(reverseString("hello") === "olleh", '<code>reverseString("hello")</code> should become <code>"olleh"</code>.');
  - text: <code>reverseString("Howdy")</code> should become <code>"ydwoH"</code>.
    testString: assert(reverseString("Howdy") === "ydwoH", '<code>reverseString("Howdy")</code> should become <code>"ydwoH"</code>.');
  - text: <code>reverseString("Greetings from Earth")</code> should return <code>"htraE morf sgniteerG"</code>.
    testString: assert(reverseString("Greetings from Earth") === "htraE morf sgniteerG", '<code>reverseString("Greetings from Earth")</code> should return <code>"htraE morf sgniteerG"</code>.');

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function reverseString(str) {
  return str;
}

reverseString("hello");
```

</div>



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## Solution
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```js
function reverseString(str) {
  return str.split('').reverse().join('');
}

reverseString("hello");

```

</section>