# Mouse x and y coordinates

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-x-and-y-coordinates/225121>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 8, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-x-and-y-coordinates/225121 "2007-05-08T23:49:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-x-and-y-coordinates/225121/1 "2007-05-08T23:49:26Z")

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I need to get the mouse x and y coords for a game I’m making. I know how to do it with fererence to another movie clip, button, textbox, … but not to the stage. Any thoughts would be appreciated. If all else fails, I will attach a movie clip at (0,0) and then get the x and y coords from there, but if there is a simpler way, I would like to do that. Thanks in advance for your ideas.