# Getting angle of line

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**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [February 28, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-angle-of-line/282975 "2009-02-28T21:32:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-angle-of-line/282975/1 "2009-02-28T21:32:50Z")

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I’ve not done trig in a long time, or any form of maths. If I have a line (in which I have access to both x,y co-ords of both points). How do I get the angle of the line in radians when against a horizontal line.