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Claire Fredrick
Claire Fredrick
New Member
May 30, 2025 9:13 PM UTC
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Measurement Indicator Will Not Go Away

I can’t seem to find a way to turn off the red measurement tool. If I go to View > Hide UI it does remove it, but it also removes other side navigation components that I need available. 

 

 

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Junko3Solution
Figmate
Jun 2, 2025 3:38 AM UTC

Hi ​@Claire Fredrick,

 

I understand you're looking to hide those measurements from your canvas. That's definitely possible.

Please try following these steps:

  1. Click  Figma icon on the top left to open the main menu.
  2. Hover over “View” in the dropdown.
  3. Deselect “Annotations”.

I tested this on my end, and it should hide both annotations and measurements for you. You can find more details in our article here: Add measurements and annotate designs
 

Thanks,

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Lara O.
Lara O.
New Member
Jun 17, 2025 3:05 PM UTC

Same - its really inconvenient. Please fix.

Figmate
Junko3
Figmate
Jun 18, 2025 9:17 AM UTC

Hi there,
 

I understand you are experiencing difficulty deleting measurements.

Typically, to delete a measurement, you can click it and press the Delete or Backspace key, as outlined in this article.

 

However, we are currently aware of a bug that may be affecting you:

Once you update an existing measurement, trying to delete it with the Backspace key just makes it revert to the original measurement, and it can't be removed.

 

Our engineering team is actively working on a resolution for this issue. Sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing.

 

Thanks,

    Evie_Zhang
    Evie_Zhang
    New Member
    Jun 19, 2025 4:43 PM UTC

    Hi there,
     

    I understand you are experiencing difficulty deleting measurements.

    Typically, to delete a measurement, you can click it and press the Delete or Backspace key, as outlined in this article.

     

    However, we are currently aware of a bug that may be affecting you:

    Once you update an existing measurement, trying to delete it with the Backspace key just makes it revert to the original measurement, and it can't be removed.

     

    Our engineering team is actively working on a resolution for this issue. Sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing.

     

    Thanks,

    For added clarity: pressing the Delete key reverts the item to its original state rather than removing it.
    This is a significant bug that creates uncertainty for users when interacting with the feature. Please prioritize fixing it.

      djv
      Figmate
      djv
      Community Support
      Jun 23, 2025 11:05 PM UTC

      Hey All, thank you for your patience! 

      Our annotations team pushed out a fix for this issue. Please refresh your tabs and let us know if you run into any further issues. 

        Seth_Annis
        Seth_Annis
        New Member
        Jun 24, 2025 7:13 PM UTC

        It works! 🎉

         

        Please thank the development team

          djv
          Figmate
          djv
          Community Support
          Jun 24, 2025 7:22 PM UTC

          Glad to hear that, ​@Seth_Annis! 

          I’ll pass along your kind words to the team. 😊

          Tim Greller
          Tim Greller
          New Member
          Dec 13, 2025 4:25 PM UTC

          This only works in Dev Mode tho. The measurements are visible in Design Mode as well, but cannot be deleted there. 

          djv
          Figmate
          djv
          Community Support
          Dec 15, 2025 7:57 PM UTC

          Hi ​@Tim Greller, thanks for flagging this! 

          I just tested this with a macOS in the browser and the desktop app, and I’m able to delete measurements as expected in both Dev mode and Design mode by simply selecting and pressing my delete key.

          What OS are you using? Are you using Figma in the desktop app, browser, or both? And how are you attempting to delete the measurement?

          With a few more details, our team can try to replicate and fix.

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