---
title: orient
summary: null
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/io/orient
---

How the image will be orientated.

The `orient` parameter controls the cardinal orientation of the image.

## Syntax

```text
orient={value}
```

## Allowed values

| Value | Description                                                                   |
| ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `r`   | Orient the image right.                                                       |
| `l`   | Orient the image left.                                                        |
| `h`   | Flip the image horizontally.                                                  |
| `v`   | Flip the image vertically.                                                    |
| `hv`  | Flip the image both horizontally and vertically (also `vh`).                  |
| `1`   | Default.                                                                      |
| `2`   | Flip the image horizontally.                                                  |
| `3`   | Flip the image horizontally and vertically.                                   |
| `4`   | Flip the image vertically.                                                    |
| `5`   | Flip the image horizontally, then orient the image left (also `rv` or `vr`).  |
| `6`   | Orient the image right.                                                       |
| `7`   | Flip the image horizontally, then orient the image right (also `lv` or `vl`). |
| `8`   | Orient the image left.                                                        |

## Notes

1. By default, if the source image contains orientation information stored within its metadata, that orientation will be applied to the image data and the orientation override removed from metadata.
2. The numerical values are the same as EXIF rotation numbers.

## Examples

Click the links to view the transformed image using a demo Fastly IO service.

| Example usage                                           | Description                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| [`?orient=r`](https://www.fastly.io/image.jpg?orient=r) | Orient the image right           |
| [`?orient=2`](https://www.fastly.io/image.jpg?orient=2) | Flip vertically                  |
| [`?orient=3`](https://www.fastly.io/image.jpg?orient=3) | Flip vertically and horizontally |