# Depth setting

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-setting/237735
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-setting/237735 "2007-09-03T11:26:53Z")
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### Author: ![hornerlas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@hornerlas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hornerlas)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-setting/237735/1 "2007-09-03T11:26:53Z")

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Hey everyone. I know when you assign an empty movieclip or a movieclip to the stage via actionscirpt you have to set a z depth on the layer.

Is it possible to change the **depth** of the **movie clip**? If so how?

cheers lovely people.