# Confining symbols to shapes other than squares
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 13, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499 "2004-07-13T19:35:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@kingbreich](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingbreich)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499/1 "2004-07-13T19:35:04Z")
Hi. Is there a way to confine the symbols to shapes other than squares. When I use hitTest with an object that is oddly shaped, the object is squared in so if it is being touched in the corner it counts as the object. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499/2 "2004-07-14T20:51:11Z")
its called a shape’s bounding box. maybe you can use the object’s x and y coordinates at your hit test catchers
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499/3 "2004-07-14T21:34:53Z")
Thanks that worked well enough.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2004, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confining-symbols-to-shapes-other-than-squares/57499/4 "2004-07-15T05:34:55Z")
woot.