# Random number

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-number/171450>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 5, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-number/171450 "2005-12-05T16:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![bl4ck1c3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@bl4ck1c3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bl4ck1c3)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-number/171450/1 "2005-12-05T16:23:52Z")

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For generating a random number i used this code

```auto
 random(10); 

```

but it generated a number between 10 and 0, but i don’t want it to chose the 0

i’ve found a tutorial where i could use this

```auto
 Math.floor(Math.random() * (11 - 1)) + 1 

```

but sometimes didn’t work so well !!