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How to fix? Auto Layout is labeling the vertical gap as horizontal and vise versa.

  • November 26, 2025
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Seth6

The design is not rotated. This is happening on all my designs in my workspace.

Figma is up to date, I just updated it this morning. Wed Nov 26 10:00 AM EST. I am using an Enterprise account with the Figma desktop app on a MacBook Pro (2023). The computer is also up to date and was restarted this morning. The internet connection and VPN are stable and strong.

In this screenshot of my workspace, when I hover over the Auto Layout Gap value it is labeled as Horizontal gap even though it is a vertical gap in the visual design and the icon in the Gap field is a vertical gap icon.

How do I fix this?

This component is simply squares in a grid. Nothing else. It is not rotated. It’s just a square inside of other squares. 

This is happening on all frames in my workspace. And my colleague also can see it on their account from their separate computer (same model).

Our design library has a set of variable values for vertical spaces and horizontal spaces.

I would prefer to use the correct (vertical) variables in my workspace rather than the horizontal variables but, if the variable type doesn’t match the labeled field then it’s technically a defect and cannot pass review.

Is there any way to fix this issue so it’s will not be mismatched?

Lastly, this is also the same for all of my horizontal gaps as well. They are all labeled as Vertical.

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Seth6
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  • November 26, 2025

If I am just thinking about this wrong, can someone explain? 

The icon doesn’t match the label name either, that’s the weirdest part. 

 


Seth6
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  • November 26, 2025

Nevermind I got it. 

The label says “the horizontal gap between objects”.

The icon shows 2 vertically aligned boxes with a gap between them.

The shape of the gap itself, is vertical, a tall square.

The implementation of the gap is across the horizontal axis.

The label should say “the gap between horizontal objects.” 

The objects are horizontal, not the shape of the gap. 

 

The gap is the horizontal margins of the object.

So it could be called margins instead of a gap.