# Movie Clip changes width at runtime

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-changes-width-at-runtime/187130
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-changes-width-at-runtime/187130 "2006-04-26T21:20:27Z")
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### Author: ![srucker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/srucker/32/2280_2.png) [@srucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srucker)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-changes-width-at-runtime/187130/1 "2006-04-26T21:20:27Z")

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I have a movie clip on the stage. When I click on it, the info bar shows its width is 90px. When I test the movie and do a trace( mc.\_width ) it has a width of 97.1 … any clue how this could be happening?