# CreateMovieClip() inside of a symbol

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-inside-of-a-symbol/226157>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-inside-of-a-symbol/226157 "2007-05-18T14:18:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![VinegarGo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@VinegarGo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VinegarGo)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createmovieclip-inside-of-a-symbol/226157/1 "2007-05-18T14:18:35Z")

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Can I get some help on this?

Basically what I am trying to do is create a movie clip using createmovieclip() from within a symbol timeline.

Is this even possible?