# Origin (0, 0) is at the top left corner
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/origin-0-0-is-at-the-top-left-corner/3345070
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [November 15, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/origin-0-0-is-at-the-top-left-corner/3345070 "2024-11-15T20:49:22Z")
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### Author:  [@anandavardhana57zwwl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/anandavardhana57zwwl)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/origin-0-0-is-at-the-top-left-corner/3345070/1 "2024-11-15T20:49:22Z")
Normally (0, 0) is at the bottom left. In Thunkable it appears like it is set at top left corner. I am mentoring a team of kids on an Elevator problem and when the Elevator goes up Y decreases. This is confusing as we all have been so much ingrained to think the other way. Is there way to set (0, 0) at the bottom left as per general understanding? Then Y will increase going up, things will become easy. Thanks
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### Author:  [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/origin-0-0-is-at-the-top-left-corner/3345070/2 "2024-11-15T22:16:13Z")
In math, (0,0) does start from the bottom left if we imagine a standard (x,y) graph. However, when it comes to coding, it is different. In coding, (0,0) start from the top left. The short version why is because that is how computer graphics worked historically. It isn’t strictly a Thunkable thing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/origin-0-0-is-at-the-top-left-corner/3345070/3 "2025-02-13T22:16:32Z")
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