# Flipping A Movie Clip Horizontally using Actionscript

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-a-movie-clip-horizontally-using-actionscript/139821
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**Created:** [March 6, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-a-movie-clip-horizontally-using-actionscript/139821 "2005-03-06T01:04:36Z")
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### Author: ![Nick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Nick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-a-movie-clip-horizontally-using-actionscript/139821/1 "2005-03-06T01:04:36Z")

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Hello,

How can I flip something horizontally using actionscript. I know there is the “\_rotation” property for rotation but what about flipping? My objective is to make a character’s body turn the way he is travelling (in a 2D environment).

Thanks in advance, dudes!