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Mortyakard
Mortyakard
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June 3, 2025

[Bug] Figma Site doesn’t apply mode values when using typography variables inside styles

  • June 3, 2025
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While building a site in the new Figma Site, I ran into a typography issue:

When I use a typography variable with different font sizes for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile, the correct value shows only if I apply the variable directly to the text layer.

But if I use the same variable inside a text style, the published site doesn’t respond to modes — it just shows the default (Desktop) size, even on smaller viewports.

This seems like a limitation or bug in how Figma Site handles mode-based variables inside styles.

Would love to know if this is expected behaviour or still under development. Happy to share screenshots or a test file if helpful.

Thanks!

 

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    ksn
    Figmate
    ksn
    Community Support
    August 19, 2026

    Hey ​@j.design - thank you for letting us know! The issues from ​@adamsmasher ‘s last response were actually fixed and pushed into production mid-July. I think you’re running into something different. Because of that, I actually want to branch you off into a new topic so we can investigate this separately.

    Can you reply here and give more details on what you and your team are experiencing specifically? Screenshots/recordings would be amazing. Would like to understand how this is affects Claude.

    When you respond, I’ll then get us moved into a new conversation where we can continue debugging.

    Thank you!

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