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RJO
New Member
September 17, 2025
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Can't see distances between elements, even in Design mode and after trying everything

  • 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!

74 replies

Uchenna Nwafor
New Member
October 2, 2025

I have same issue as well

djv
Figmate
Community Support
October 2, 2025

Hey ​@Uchenna Nwafor, thanks for chiming in here! 

When was the last time you refreshed your tabs? After the team pushed the fix yesterday, most users had the issue resolved after refreshing and/or updating Figma to the latest version. 

Please let us know if you continue to have issues. 

Mouhyib
New Member
October 3, 2025

I had the same issue. Just reloaded all tabs and it worked fine for me.

On Mac OS, just do: Figma Menu → Check For Updates → and when prompted to install new update, click on ‘Reload All Tabs’.

 

I hope it helps.

djv
Figmate
Community Support
October 3, 2025

Glad to hear the fix worked for you, ​@Mouhyib! 

Thanks for chiming in with step-by-step instructions for the community. 😊