# Front and back are reversed **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [May 16, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043 "2022-05-16T14:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fume](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/fume/32/9573_2.png) [@fume](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/fume)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/1 "2022-05-16T14:23:18Z")
I created a new deck and found a curious mistake. On some cards (not on every card!), front and back are reversed. This is how it looks in the editor: Front: a question xyz Back: an answer xyz And this when I’m learning: Front: an answer xyz Back: a question xyz It doesn’t matter on which version I work: Windows 11: 2.1.49 Ubuntu 22.04: 2.1.52 Android 11: the newest (can’t find the version) Does anyone have an idea what the problem is? ---
**Author:** ![jcznk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/jcznk/32/15215_2.png) [@jcznk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jcznk)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/2 "2022-05-16T17:49:47Z")
Maybe these cards’ note type is ‘Basic (and reversed card)’? If not, please post a screenshot of their templates (to access it: open the editor → Cards … button) ---
**Author:** ![fume](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/fume/32/9573_2.png) [@fume](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/fume)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/3 "2022-05-17T16:26:49Z")
Front of the card: ![ksnip_20220517-182312](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/7/74013b7c6b0df02bfdaafdec8cf0bb1be719cef4.png) Back of the card: ![ksnip_20220517-182320](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/6/64ae695d8818f252796c24510c90bbd76ac91a81.png) Should be the front, but is the back: ![ksnip_20220517-182326](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/8/8a81070d2de9388b88e046a1984dbd7e1d5cf444.png) When I click “show answer”: ![ksnip_20220517-182332](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/0/04111ce275bd742f8ac8358a781e0d0194e323a9.png) ---
**Author:** ![jcznk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/jcznk/32/15215_2.png) [@jcznk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jcznk)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/4 "2022-05-17T16:44:49Z")
The note type you are using is **Basic (and reversed card)** It creates two cards per note, one in the direction Front → Back and another in the direction Back → Front If you click on the dropdown menu next to ‘Kartentyp’, you will find that there is a second card associated with this note type (‘2: Card 2: Back - \> Front’) See: [Anki manual - Note types](https://docs.ankiweb.net/getting-started.html#note-types) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/e/e98ce87ada7a7c17e419a8f01f1dec5ba3902d55.png) If you want to change your notes to simple Basic notes (without the reversed cards) you can do this: - go to the browser - type this in the search bar: `"note:Basic (and reversed card)"` - select all the notes you want to change the type of - click on the Notes button in the top bar and then Change note type ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/e/ed87e21eb10a34028540493ad35a8a89cf88b4ae.png) - select ‘Basic’ - Check that all fields are mapped correctly (Front - Front, Back - Back, Card 1 - Card 1) - Anki will tell you it will remove Card **2** - click on Save ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/b/b2ea5b905311f5acbadda10a7d22fe876c4ce64c.png) It is a good idea to do a backup before doing this operation, just in case ---
**Author:** ![fume](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/fume/32/9573_2.png) [@fume](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/fume)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/5 "2022-05-17T16:59:39Z")
That was the solution, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/front-and-back-are-reversed/20043/6 "2023-05-01T04:20:33Z")