Text problem

Hey ​@eburgaud, thanks for reaching out! 

Looking at your screenshot, a few things stand out that are worth investigating: Your right-hand panel is showing Mixed for font, font size, line height, and font weight. This usually means different text styles are applied to different parts of the same text layer. When a layer has inconsistent sizing or line height values, it can sometimes cause rendering issues, especially with longer content.

Here's what I'd try first:

1. Select the text layer and open the Typography section in the right panel
2. Select all the text inside the layer (Cmd/Ctrl + A while in text edit mode)
3. Check whether a specific line height or font size value jumps out as anomalous — something very large or set to "Auto" inconsistently
4. Try setting a consistent line height across the whole layer and see if the clipping resolves

A few other things I'm curious about:

• Is this happening in one specific file, or across multiple files?
• Does the issue appear at all zoom levels, or only at certain ones? (Sometimes this is a rendering/zoom glitch that refreshes on a zoom change)
• Is your text layer set to a fixed height, or is it set to hug/auto? A fixed height with overflow hidden could explain the cut-off — though not the diagonal line
• Does refreshing the file (close the tab and reopen) change anything?
• Are you on the Figma desktop app or browser? And if browser, which one?

For some background on how text resizing and auto height work, Explore text properties in Figma Design is a good reference.

Let me know what you find, happy to help further! 

Hello

Thank you for your answer and your help

I copied and pasted a shorter text in its place, and the problem disappeared. When I add lines to this text, the bug reappears. So it seems the problem is related to the text size.

I standardized the font (size, family, line spacing), but that didn't solve the problem.

The problem is present in all my drafts. These drafts didn't have the problem when I created them several months ago. I reopened them two weeks ago and noticed this line across the text blocks , and that parts of them were no longer visible.

Playing with the zoom doesn't change anything.

The text layer has a fixed height of 1200px, so there's plenty of room for the text.

Closing and refreshing the file doesn't change anything.

I'm using Figma in the Chrome browser.

Hey ​@eburgaud, thanks for sharing the extra detail! 

Here's what I'd like you to try next:

1. Set fill opacity to 100% on the text layer, I can see it's currently at 90% in your panel, which is an unusual value and could be contributing to the rendering behaviour.
2. Duplicate the text layer and check if the duplicate shows the same issue.
3. Delete the layer entirely, create a fresh text layer, and paste the same content in. This will tell us whether the bug is tied to the layer's history or the text content itself.
4. Try the same long text in a completely new blank file, that'll help us confirm if it's isolated to these files or something broader.

One more thing I'm curious about, does the diagonal line always appear at the same point in the text, or does it shift depending on how much content is in the layer?

If none of those steps get you unblocked, I can submit a support ticket on your behalf and get our engineering team to look at this directly. They'll be able to access the file and dig into what's happening on your end. Just let me know how you get on and we'll take it from there.

Hello ​@Gayani_S 

I reopened my drafts today and the problem disappeared as if by magic. I don't understand why at all. Perhaps you have an explanation? Could it be related to a patch or update?

Anyway, thank you for your help.

Have a good day :) 

Hey @eburgaud! That's great news, really glad it sorted itself out!

It's hard to say with certainty what caused it, but issues like this can sometimes resolve following a Figma update that quietly fixes an underlying rendering behaviour. Since it affected older files consistently and then cleared up on its own without any changes on your end, that's a plausible explanation, though we can't confirm the exact cause without more investigation.

If it comes back, it'd be worth letting us know straight away. A support ticket would be the best route so our engineering team can dig into the specific file and get to the bottom of it properly.

Thanks again for working through all those steps with us! 

Hey ​@Gayani_S I’m having the same exact issue as ​@eburgaud had. But it’s persisting. Are you able to open a support ticket?

Hey ​@Jess B. - happy to try and troubleshoot this myself.

I’d like to get some info from you first:

• When you say persisting like the OP,  do you mean that this line appears no matter how much text you have?
• Or is it persisting when you use Figma with the desktop app, or web browser, or both?
• If it’s just web browser, what browser are you using? Does it travel across all browsers?
• Do the text boxes contain custom fonts you’ve uploaded?
• Is this happening on older files only, or appearing in any/all files you open?

If you haven’t yet, try the quick fixes noted on this help page to see if things resolve: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040523973-Troubleshooting-checklist

Let us know how it goes.

Looks like a text-box rendering issue, especially since it only happens with longer text. I’d try resizing the text box, restarting/updating the app, and creating a new text block to see if that clears the line and brings the missing text back.

​@ksn  and ​@TimTom420 Here is some additional information:

• The line appears once I hit a seemingly random amount of text (see screenshot)
• It’s only happening in the web browser (Safari), it is not happening in the desktop app
• The text boxes do not contain custom fonts, it’s happening regardless of the font

I have seen something similar before and it looks like the text may be getting affected by the text box settings or formatting, have you already checked it the issue happens with a completely new text layer using the same content or only with this specific text box.