Can’t edit the text layer while double clicking the text layer, or any kind of text

This was driving me crazy as well but got it fixed!  I have a MacBook Air with just the trackpad so no settings adjustment was working for me.  Had to install SF Pro font on my Mac and then install them to Figma.  Follow the steps in this article: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/24037833895831-Get-started-with-Apple-s-UI-kit

I solved the issue for me...I’m not sure if this is what anyone else was experiencing.  So double click the text you want to edit and go under “Typography” in the Design Panel.  To the right of the pre-selected style, a little symbol only appears if you hover over the area and it says “Detach Style”.  The symbol looks like a chain that’s breaking.  Below that is another that says “Detach Variable” next to the pre-selected variable.  Now I just created a new page and didn’t create any style or variables so I’m not sure how these got created?  It’s taken me hours to figure this out which feels so silly.  Can’t even change the font in a program.  

Did you make sure, that the textbox is set, where you want do double-click? You can’t double-click text outside the text-box. 

Hope that helps eventually

I have an updated solution for this.

I started noticing that my type cursor (both on trackpad and magic mouse) was not surfacing, preventing the ability to make text edits. Also had an issue with double clicking, but I thought something was wrong with my mouse.

I unknowingly did this to myself when I wanted to increase the tracking speed (for both trackpad and mouse). If you want to increase the tracking speed, use the “mouse” section in the left-hand nav of your macbook settings. Changing this shouldn’t disable the type cursor surfacing in Figma.

BUT if you somehow stumble across the ‘double-click speed’ (Accessibility > Pointer control) and have THAT at max, you gotta bring it down (just keep it in the middle). Double-click speed in Macbook setting should be brought down or kept in the middle - not max.

When the double-click speed is at max, it interferes with the controls in Figma - because the speed is too fast.

So, it’s OK to have the tracking speed at max but not the double-click speed!

Specs:

• MacBook Pro
• macOS Sequoia v15.5

Most of the times it is because the text element is grouped with some other element. If that is the case, ungroup it, edit it and then group it back

Hey! This trick is working thank you so muchhhhhhhh……..

If it is a copy of a main component, you will not be able to change its text frame. Instead, go to the main component and adjust the text frame from there. 

If you’re working with a team and you can’t edit the text your team member wrote, it could be that they used a font that you do not have on your computer. 
I encountered this problem and I solved it after I changed the font in Typography!

It just doesn't work. It is installed at source. I can't seem to change the font, I can't edit - there is a bug in the Figma and not "the project". I didn't lock the task and start it again, it didn't work.

Hi ​@Jhones Souza 👋 I think we need a bit more info before I can give you a solid answer.

• Is the layer an instance (purple diamond) or a plain text layer? If it's nested in an instance, try selecting the main component and editing there, or detach the instance to confirm the font changes freely once detached. If it edits fine when detached, it's likely override scoping
• Is SF Pro Text actually available locally, or is it showing as a missing font? A font that's referenced but not resolving will sometimes appear set but refuse edits
• When you try to change the font, does the dropdown not respond, does it revert, is SF Pro missing from the list, or does the text not enter edit mode at all?

Thanks for the additional details! — Jaycee

Hi ​@Jaycee Lewis ,

• Plain text.

• Yes, the font is available locally. I can use it in Photoshop, for example.

• It doesn't enter text editing mode. Even when I try to insert a new text layer, Figma seems to interpret the keystrokes as commands instead of typing text.

Hey, ​@Jhones Souza 👋 Thanks for the quick reply. Before I can escalate this, I’ll need to gather a few more details if possible:

• Is this the same file/session as the width issue, or a separate report? 
• When you double-click a text layer or press T and click, does the cursor never appear at all — or does it appear but characters don't register?
• Does it happen across all files, or just this one? (Isolates account/app-level vs. file-level.)
• What OS + are you on the desktop app or browser? Keystrokes-as-commands can be a focus/IME or keyboard-layout symptom

Thanks! — Jaycee