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Alex Sweet
New Member
March 3, 2026
Question

Auto Layout Not Appearing in Design Mode

Screenshot attached, this keeps happening. Where is auto layout? why doesn’t it work in this case? and in dozens of other cases I look everywhere for it, My entire workflow is based around auto layout. What am I missing?

Figma Desktop App version 126.1.2

 

I’m getting quite sick of it, any fixes or is this a bug?

 

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djv
Figmate
Community Support
March 10, 2026

Hi ​@Alex Sweet, thanks for reaching out! 

I completely understand your frustration here. Please note that Auto layout is only supported on frames. You’ll want/need to wrap your elements in a frame in order to see the option for Auto layout. 

More information is available here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/5731482952599-Toggle-on-auto-layout-in-designs