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Good morning, I tried to overlap two texts, creating a negative space on the edges of the first one by a stroke to subtract from the second one. I have repeated the 'operation several times but I have encountered the following problems: 1) often figma gets the outline of the text wrong and I don't know how to edit the selection 2) once I get the outline right and click “flatten” on the text in front, if I select both and click “subtraction” often the effect doesn't work and the images are not edited.May I know what is the correct procedure to make the outlines of the texts and to overlap them with the effect of negative space on the edges of the first text applied to the second text ?Thank youTranslated with DeepL.com (free version)

good morning, I can't create textured/distressed text with figma. Let me explain: if I upload a jpg texture image, apply it over a text, select both image and text and click “mask”, everything works but the text color is no longer editable. But I would like to apply the texture to the text while maintaining the ability to change the color of the text. I tried to do the opposite and bring the text on top of the image and apply the mask, but the text remains unchanged and the image underneath disappears.Can you please help me ? Thanks 

Hello!I am wondering if there is a way to have the content in a mobile layout in Figma that automatically updates when you edit the content on the desktop layout, and vice-versa. For instance, if I have the two layouts side-by-side and I update the headline copy on desktop, I want it to also automatically update on mobile, so I don’t need to copy and paste back & forth. Same with an image fill or button text.I tried creating a component with the desktop and mobile sizes as different variants, and it updates the size correctly when I switch variants, but not the content (text and/or image). I’m assuming something needs to be linked somewhere in order for this to happen, but I’m not sure what or where. Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance :)

I have a modal drawer component, where the body is just one big slot. So the designer would make their drawer content into a component, and swap that into the slot. The problem is that the drawer contents have states and variants, but none of these are surfaced at the top level, even when I try to expose them.

Hello, Say I have a file that contains a few remote component instances that are assets from another file i created. Is there a way to identify the file name the main component belongs to using the API? I figured this would be possible since you can physically see the file name in the right panel when clicking on it. I initially thought that I would be able to get all nodes from a file and check to see if they were remote components, then use the component key to find the file key. But it does not seem like that is an option. Is there any other way this would be possible?Thank you.

I have various button sizes in separate master components, and it gets pretty messy in the assets panel before I turn on the “Show Subfolders” option. Is there a way to make this the default setting so anyone using my library sees them organized right away? ? Or, if I turn this on, does it also get turned on for others using my library?

First time poster, long time fan of Figma :) Since the changes in March, I’ve been struggling to get developers to understand how to get access to the file. It’s been chaotic.  TL;DR - if I add developers in Dev Mode, with VIEW access, shouldn’t they be able to inspect designs? Do all the Dev Mode things? I don’t want them to edit ANYTHING (anymore). There are several places this process may be falling apart, so I’ll explain: I’m in an enterprise, and a different department manages permissions. Figma is new here, and we’re working out the kinks in the other department. I was told to invite the developers to the Figma file, so I used the Share button and added their emails with View access.  I’m working with about 20 vendor developers, some onshore and some off. I don’t think any of them actually read the instructions in any emails, including mine with screenshots.  The delivery file I have invited them to, I added them in dev mode with view access. The ones that managed to complete the

I would like to change the text and/or images in a figma file by using an API (from what I understand only plugin api can write) but without the need for a user to run the plugin or do any interaction with the figma fileUse case - a user creates a business card with the business logo and name but I want to use the same card for another business, therefore another logo and text. I do not want to alter the figma file itself, I want to send a request with the new image and text and get the png.

In the April 2025 release notes, Figma announced improvements to the annotations feature. It is now visible outside of dev mode, with no need to switch.I interpreted this to mean that everyone can see my annotations, regardless of having a Dev Mode or a Viewer seat. However, that is not the case. Team members with view access to the file cannot see my annotations.Could you please clarify the difference, now that annotations can be managed without dev mode? How do I solve the problem of Viewers not being able to see annotations?

Hello we have a huge application that really has 30 apps that work together. We use Jira to track our work and segment that work into Program Increment (PI) and then into Epics. How do others structure their figma files to find the most recent file to work on? We will have many 100’s of files. The figma search is total crap to find pages in files and branch names. What we thought we could do is to rename the pages to epic numbers. Any advice please let me know.

Is there a way to view Figma’s regular website when logged into Figma? When I go to www.figma.com and I am logged in, it redirects me to the Figma app files view. There is no way to view the regular site once in the app. There are times where I want to see the Figma site. Occasionally, someone asks me what does a plan include or what the different plan levels are… And I want to check for myself and/or send them a link. I have sign-out or open a different browser or search for a direct link manually.

Is it easy to create a app design by figma

How can we make a button like cursor website have like the one where button border follows the mouse pointer? here is the reference  https://www.cursor.com/

I am having a problem. In the new UI, or it’s just a new bug. The short cut key to import images CTRL+SHIFT+K not is not working on my Desktop Figma version.

I'm developing a Figma plugin that needs to import a large number of variables (600+) using the importVariableByKeyAsync API. However, I'm consistently receiving 429 Too Many Requests errors, even after implementing delays between requests.Error DetailsPOST https://www.figma.com/api/response_sampler 429 (Too Many Requests)Reproduction Steps1.Attempted to import about 600+ variables using figma.variables.importVariableByKeyAsync(variable.key)2.Even with asynchronous code and adding a 500ms delay between each request3.Still receiving the 429 error after a certain number of requestsQuestionsDoes the Figma Plugin API have a rate limit for API calls?What are the specific rate limits (requests per minute/hour)?Is there an official recommended approach for handling bulk operations like importing many variables?Are there any batch import methods available that I'm overlooking? 

I need help with Figma update, can someone share the reference?

It is one person who cannot access DevMod for the PRO version of the project. Other developers work without problems, but it is the particular one who catches the error. How can this be solved?

Hello.I recently developed a widget that works on the Figma+Figjam page.I want to publish it as a paid widget, but I couldn't get the payment system permission for my account.so I tried to use an external payment system, but since there is no clear guide for this. I am afraid of violating the regulations, so I am temporarily suspending the development and asking for your inquiry.■Question■It is a one-time payments widget, but if I publish it as a free widget and call the PayPal payment page with the 'figma.openExternalUrl' function to process the payment and allow paid functions(like a Pro Version) to users who paid through my server, does it not violate Figma's policy? Of course, assuming that the basic functions of the free version exist so that non-paying users can use it. please, please, please...

Hey folks, I’m running into an issue and curious if anyone else has had the same issue. I’ll put it in a list just to keep things orderly:First, I make a change to my library, then publish the change Then I check the document it’s linked to, and check for an update. I see an update, but it’s actually a previous change that also didn’t go through.  If I go back to the library and make one other change and publish, then return to the linked document, now I can see the previous change. This isn’t the worst thing, I can just be-bop things around and fake a second change to get the first to go through, but it is a little silly 😅Has anyone run into this? Would you happen to have a solution?

Hey Figma community, I’m working on a project where I need to update text in my Figma designs programmatically and export images using APIs. Could someone guide me on how to achieve this? Here’s what I’m aiming to do: Update Text: Modify text elements within a Figma design using api or something else. Export Image: And export the updated design as an image file using api or something else. Example: Lets say there is a business card design in Figma and i want to update the name of customer in the card and export it as png using api call or something else.

I’m trying to use the new Annotation feature in dev mode, but I am not shown the button to even add annotations. It’s supposed to be in the top left next to the comment button (according to this blog post), but all I see while in dev mode are the selection and comment buttons. I have a full design seat, so to my understanding should be able to use all Figma features.

Im experiencing bugs on swap instance component. If I drop a button it looks fine, however anytime i swap it with another button variant it messes up the styles. This has been frustrating for my team and not sure how to fix it. This is happening on both the desktop app and the Figma web app.

What these icons mean? All seems to be regular figma files and I though...maybe something with branches or published library. But most of these files never had any branch or the local components are not published (at least at this moment). Any thoughts? 

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone figured out how to use modes to switch icon sets. So let’s say I have Brand A and Brand B in my modes, and the colors and spacing change when I switch brands. Can I also somehow make the mode switch my icons? (in a way thats actually feasible to use over the long run). Like an edit button that has a pencil icon: both brands would have different pencil icons, both named exactly the same. And switching brands would swap one for the other.

Does anyone have suggestions?