Problem description:Hi Figma team,Since the last update, I can no longer see the distance between elements when I select one and hold down the Option key (on Mac) while hovering over another. I’ve tried everything suggested:Using Option or Alt + hover over another element. Switching from Draw to Design mode in the bottom right of the interface. Restarting Figma, opening new files, updating the app, clearing the cache, trying the web version, and even disabling plugins.Nothing has worked and the problem persists, even though I used to see the measurements with no problem before.I would really appreciate some help, since this tool is essential in my workflow and it’s causing me a lot of issues.Thank you!

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Can't see distances between elements, even in Design mode and after trying everything

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September 17, 2025
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Problem description:

Hi Figma team,
Since the last update, I can no longer see the distance between elements when I select one and hold down the Option key (on Mac) while hovering over another. I’ve tried everything suggested:

Using Option or Alt + hover over another element.
Switching from Draw to Design mode in the bottom right of the interface.
Restarting Figma, opening new files, updating the app, clearing the cache, trying the web version, and even disabling plugins.

Nothing has worked and the problem persists, even though I used to see the measurements with no problem before.

I would really appreciate some help, since this tool is essential in my workflow and it’s causing me a lot of issues.

Thank you!

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Best answer by Junko3

Hi there,

As some of you may have already noticed, our engineering team has released a fix for the recent issue.

If you’ve run into this problem recently, please refresh your tab and try using the shortcut again to confirm if it’s now working.

Thanks again for flagging this and for your patience while we worked on the fix!

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Sean-Skydio

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Just happened to me as well.

annetli

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I have the same issue

Janani Ramesh

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Same thing happening here. It was working fine about an hour ago, but now suddenly the Alt key doesn’t measure distances.

LaurelChumbley

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Same thing happening to me! Works on my laptop but not my desktop. (Same account logged in both places, same settings, etc)

Jordan Mah

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yup, same thing is happening to me

Daniel Russell

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Has just happened to me also.

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Windows 11 / Chrome

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Marcinnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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Same…….

Shirleyzhao26

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I thought it was just me! I’m on mac and when I press on option, it usually shows me the pixel distance between elements. Now it’s just the duplicate selection tool that shows up! This never happened until an hour ago...