# Clockwise or counterclockwise?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clockwise-or-counterclockwise/278159>\
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**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clockwise-or-counterclockwise/278159 "2008-12-23T05:34:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![cnboy0212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@cnboy0212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cnboy0212)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clockwise-or-counterclockwise/278159/1 "2008-12-23T05:34:09Z")

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if i have a simple polygon, it could be convex or concave,how do i know if the points is going in a clockwise order or counterclockwise order?