# Text Mirror effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-mirror-effect/271581>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 25, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-mirror-effect/271581 "2008-09-25T00:04:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jokoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@jokoa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jokoa)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-mirror-effect/271581/1 "2008-09-25T00:04:07Z")

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Hello,

I have some problems when i want to do some mirror effect on textfield in runtime. The effect that i want to do in the photo below

From i search from internet, they use text.scaleX = -100 to do this effect. But i don’t know what happen it is not work on my as3.

Anyone know how to do it?

Thank you