# How to center a rotation

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-center-a-rotation/250577
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 30, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-center-a-rotation/250577 "2008-01-30T17:53:56Z")
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### Author: ![kitsunegari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb8c5e/32.png) [@kitsunegari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitsunegari)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-center-a-rotation/250577/1 "2008-01-30T17:53:56Z")

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Hi

I would like to know how to center a rotation point on a movieclip  
I use

```auto
 myclip.rotation += 5;

```

but the movieclip rotates from its top left corner, which gives the impression it turns around some fixed point on the scene

I would like to make the movieclip rotate from its own center so that it doesn’t move around its corner.

I hope my question is clear enough for you

many thanks for your help