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rennavate
June 30, 2023
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Since the update, how do I just see the distance between objects in design mode?

  • June 30, 2023
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Before when I had an object selected and hovered over another, it told me the distance between them in pixels. Since the new update, I have to go into Dev mode to see this. How can I see the distance between objects in design more?

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tank666
June 30, 2023
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Jessie2
New Participant
September 4, 2024

I’m having the same issue. I select an object. I hover over another object and select:

  • option/alt: it shows me the distance to the edge of the frame
  • option/alt + command: it shows me the distance to the edge of the frame
  • command: it shows me the distance to the edge of the frame

How do I see the distance between two objects without going into dev mode? I used to do this a million times per day so easily. What happened?

Jessie2
New Participant
September 4, 2024

This isn’t working for me.

tank666
September 4, 2024

The distance measurement feature works as before. Make sure that the object you want to measure the distance to is not overlapped by other layers, including locked ones, low opacity ones, or masks.

UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank
Marlissa_Calderon1
New Member
March 4, 2025

This was the issue I found! There was a hidden layer that covered the entire design inhibiting the distance feature from working properly.