# Keep sprite flipped?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keep-sprite-flipped/294087>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 8, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keep-sprite-flipped/294087 "2009-08-08T01:36:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Press\_Tilty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@Press\_Tilty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Press_Tilty)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keep-sprite-flipped/294087/1 "2009-08-08T01:36:41Z")

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Doing a side scrolling game - if i press right/left, he goes to the movement frame. i want him to go to the stopped frame when no key is down, but the frame shows him facing right.  
how can i make it ‘remember’ his direction?

thx  
presstilty