# Reverse // Mirror Object

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-mirror-object/24787>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 4, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-mirror-object/24787 "2003-07-04T19:03:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![yonip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/df705f/32.png) [@yonip](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yonip)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-mirror-object/24787/1 "2003-07-04T19:03:18Z")

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Hi, Does anyone know how to mirror a movieclip using actionscript? like mirror to rorrim, I tried using the rotation method but it seems to do it but leave the movieclip upside down

Thanks-

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-mirror-object/24787/2 "2003-07-04T19:13:14Z")

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use scale 😉

\_xscale = -100; will mirror it horizontally and  
\_yscale = -100; will mirror it vertically

… however, if you’ve sized it before that, then its \_xscale or \_yscale my not be 100 (100% or normal size) at which case instead of making it -100 which is negative 100% you just make it negative of what it already is

\_xscale = -\_xscale;  
or  
\_yscale = -\_yscale;

You can also write it as

\_xscale \*= -1;  
and  
\_yscale \*= -1;

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-mirror-object/24787/3 "2003-07-04T19:17:18Z")

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thanks alot man