turtle.ycor() function in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 19 Aug, 2025

turtle.ycor() function returns the current y-coordinate of the turtle’s position on the canvas. The turtle’s position is represented on a 2D plane, where the origin (0, 0) is at the center of the screen. On this plane, the positive y-axis extends upward, while the negative y-axis extends downward.

**Syntax :

turtle.ycor()

• **Parameters: This function does not take any parameters.
• **Returns: A floating-point number representing the current y-coordinate of the turtle’s position.

**Example:

Python `

import turtle

print(turtle.ycor()) turtle.forward(100)

print(turtle.ycor()) turtle.right(45) turtle.forward(100)

print(turtle.ycor()) turtle.right(90) turtle.forward(100)

print(turtle.ycor()) turtle.right(45) turtle.forward(100)

print(turtle.ycor())

`

**Output:

0.0
0.0
-70.7106781187
-141.421356237
-141.421356237

**Explanation:

• Starts at (0, 0) → ycor = 0. Moves forward 100 east → (100, 0) → ycor = 0.
• Turns 45° southeast, forward 100 → y decreases to ≈ -70.71.
• Turns 90° southwest, forward 100 → y decreases further to ≈ -141.42.
• Turns 45° west, forward 100 → y stays ≈ -141.42.