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# Quaternions and Euler Angles

Get an introduction to representing rotations in Unity using Quaternions and Euler angles.

In this tutorial, you will learn about Quaternions and Euler Angles

## 1. Quaternions and Euler Angles

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20190826/videos/212adfcd-3b84-4cdb-8301-1ac282f2257f_09_Quaternions_and_Euler_Angles.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20200205/70f235b8-c218-41fa-bc60-413f06c3509f_09_Quaternions_and_Euler_Angles.vtt))