# Rotate character

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-character/14221>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 23, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-character/14221 "2003-02-23T19:13:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kenkamania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kenkamania](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kenkamania)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-character/14221/1 "2003-02-23T19:13:45Z")

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Doese anybody know how I can have a character MC rotate to face the mouse pointer wherever the pointer or character is on the screen?

I realy need to know how to do this and I’ve already tried everything I know.

I would be very grateful if someone could help.

Thanks! :hair:

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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:** [February 23, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-character/14221/2 "2003-02-23T21:05:55Z")

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Try this:

[http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Mouse\_Angle\_Detection\_II/index.shtml](http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Mouse_Angle_Detection_II/index.shtml)

pom :crazy: