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Svinozilla
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July 29, 2026
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Toggle layer visibility bug?

  • July 29, 2026
  • 43 replies
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I’m experiencing a very strange and specific bug with the Layers panel visibility toggle.

 

What happens

  1. I click the eye icon on any layer to hide it, this works normally.
  2. After that single click, if I simply hover the mouse over other layer names (not on their eye icons), those layers also turn off one by one.
  3. The only way to stop it is to click anywhere on the screen.
  4. It feels like the “click and drag to multi-toggle visibility” feature is getting stuck in the “button still held down” state after a normal click.

It happens in every file (not file-specific).

A friend checked on his machine and does not have this issue, so it appears to be local to my setup.

 

When it started

I was working normally. I left the computer running for about 2 hours (no updates, no crashes, nothing unusual). When I returned, the bug was there and has stayed ever since.

 

What I’ve already tried

  • Restarted the PC
  • Cleared Figma cache
  • Tested in different browsers + Incognito
  • Unplugged my mouse, launchpad and XP-Pen tablet
  • Confirmed it’s not Windows ClickLock

Nothing has fixed it.

I recorded a short video that clearly shows the behavior.

Has anyone else run into something like this? Any ideas what could cause the Layers panel to get stuck in multi-toggle mode after a normal click?

Best answer by adamsmasher

Hello everyone! Thank you all for your patience while our team investigated the issue. This has now been resolved - you’ll want to refresh if you are using the browser, and make sure you’re using the latest version of the desktop app (go ahead and reload your tabs if you already are). Let us know if you have any issues!

43 replies

Mandy Hui
New Member
July 29, 2026

Figma now automatically hides/show the layer my mouse hovers, without dragging. 

 

Rep steps:

Clicked on the eye icon on layer 1 to hide it.

Released mouse button.

Moved mouse thru layer 2-5 without dragging.

Layer 2-5 were also hidden when the mouse hovered on them.

 

Latest version, happens on both of my accounts, happens on both web browser and the desktop app.

Tried a different mouse, still happens.

Rich Robinson
New Member
July 30, 2026

I’m having this exact issue, too. It’s happening in all of my files, in the browser, and the desktop app. It’s even happening across my work Windows pc and my personal Mac. Its driving me out of my mind. 

blosec
New Member
July 30, 2026

I’m having this exact issue, nothing has fixed it so far :(

blosec
New Member
July 30, 2026

same thing happening to me too! I tried re-setting and it still hasnt resolved

 

Frank Hernandez
New Member
July 30, 2026

I thought it was me only! this has been really annoying, hopefully they fix it soon

blosec
New Member
July 30, 2026

When I toggle visibility of a layer or object in figma, and then move my cursor over another layer above or below it it hides or reveals those objects too, matching the action I just took. This is an awful bug and its disrupting my work flow. 

Jia Liu
New Member
July 30, 2026

一样的问题,怎么办?解决了吗?不好做图了啊。

kim.ij
New Member
July 30, 2026
I can't work right now due to a layer toggle bug.
PeggleEnjoyer
New Member
July 30, 2026

Same issue here. Was able to bypass it using kb shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+H) to toggle layer visibility

thd
New Member
July 30, 2026

Having exact same issue!