davinchi code

[DONNA1458]

What is the name for the words that look the same forward and backwards im sure it was in the book the davinci code, and if anyone has any pictures .TIA

[heathfield]

Palindrome

[jake-the-peg]

I think you might mean the same upside down? an ambigram?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=ambigr am&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

[saxy_jag]

... and I think you'll find the examples you're thinking of are in 'Angels and Demons' (another Dan Brown/Robert Langdon title) rather than 'Da Vinci Code'.

[Quizmonkey]

Ambigrams, as jake says. The best designer of them is John Langdon, after whom the lead character in The DaVinci Code is named.

[Quizmonkey]

PS check out his website and you may want to invest in his book Wordplay.