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Svinozilla
Svinozilla
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July 29, 2026
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Toggle layer visibility bug?

  • July 29, 2026
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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!

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    Noel_P
    Noel_P
    New Member
    July 30, 2026

    having the same issue, very frustrating, tried the above and nothing fixed it.

    Noel_P
    Noel_P
    New Member
    July 30, 2026

    same issue, nothing fixes it, happens on all my figma files too. please fix.

    Noel_P
    Noel_P
    New Member
    July 30, 2026

    I have the same issue, there's a few people posted about it in different areas now, hope this gets fixed it's impossible to work with. happens in all my figma files on desktop and in the browser, tried restarting, clearing cache’d files, restart computer and still does it.

    gabrielebianco
    gabrielebianco
    New Member
    July 30, 2026

    Hello,

    Since this morning I'm experiencing a strange issue in Figma.

    When I click the visibility (eye) icon of a layer to hide it, I release the mouse button normally. However, if I move the cursor over the visibility icons of other layers, they also toggle on/off without me holding down the mouse button.

    It behaves as if Figma still thinks I'm dragging across the visibility icons, even though the mouse button has already been released.

    Here is what I have already tested:

    • Windows 11
    • Happens in both the Desktop app and the Web version
    • Happens in every Figma file (not just one project)
    • Tested with two different mouse
    • Restarted Figma and the computer
    • The issue started today and was not happening before.

    Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Could this be a recent bug? Or am I stupid?

    Thanks!

      Joel_Eade
      Joel_Eade
      New Member
      July 30, 2026

      Same here. I’m using Figma Desktop on Mac, Tried shutting down and restarting. I have to move the mouse out of the Layers panel after clicking the visibility icon, otherwise any layer I hover after the click is toggled.

       

       

        chas
        chas
        New Member
        July 30, 2026

        seems like it’s a fresh bug which happens across lots of figma users. it’s just happened to me an hour ago. nothing helped.

          smthompson1989
          smthompson1989
          New Member
          July 30, 2026

          Same here. Very frustrating.

            Svinozilla
            SvinozillaAuthor
            New Member
            July 30, 2026

            I've already reported the bug, no information yet. It's simply impossible to work…
             

            Additional observations:

            • Hiding a layer with the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+H) and then hovering over other layers does not trigger the bug.
            • The problem only occurs in Design/Edit mode. In Drawing mode the Layers panel behaves normally.
              Vitalii Nikiforov
              Vitalii Nikiforov
              New Member
              July 30, 2026

              Same here.
              Well done, Figma devs - every update brings more issues.
              Figma can’t pick up the instances from Library properly after slots feature.
              Just a basic interface is broken now.
              Who needs the AI agents, if app cannot provide basic functionality?
               

                Samuel Green
                Samuel Green
                New Member
                July 30, 2026

                Adding my “dear god please fix this” appeal. It’s driving me insane.

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