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Figma beta autolayout grid - text over shapes

  • May 30, 2025
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Stephanie Howard

Hi,

I’m testing out the beta auto layout grid and I’ve come across something peculiar and I was wondering if anyone else came across this issue? Is it possible to put text over a background shape? Auto layout does not like this for some reason, it shifts the shape up or down in the grid.

I also tried to apply horizontal auto layout and that does seem to work in terms of sitting above the shape however when I adjust the webpage frame that part isn’t responsive. See attached a few example images. 

Please let me know if anyone has had the same issue and how they were able to resolve this?

Thanks

 

 

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austyn.sigler
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  • June 4, 2025

Hi, it looks like it works when you place the text over the shape and group it and then bring it into the auto layout grid. Was having the same issue and tried this just now.