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Problem with variable stroke width and drop shaodw

Matheo_Lesage

Dear Figma Team,

There is a problem that is causing me a lot of trouble lately…

When I add drop shadow on top of an outside stroke with no variable the drop shadow start after the stroke. The problem is that when I add a variable stroke width, the stroke goes above the drop shadow 😫.  There is 3 diffrent behaviors for the exact same frame and same shadow.

See screenshot attached



It is really jeopardize a hard deadline for me , please help…

(PS : the shadow is raw number so its not an interaction between 2 variables of the same mode in case you were wondering)

Matheo_Lesage

Just to ensure you that this is a bug, the drop shadow of 1px is bigger than the stroke of 4px….

 

Tom Reem
Figmate
  • Tom Reem
  • Figmate
  • July 29, 2025

Hey ​@Matheo_Lesage — thanks for flagging this, and sorry for the frustration here. Checking in: Are you still seeing this behavior?

I tried to reproduce it in a test file but wasn’t able to get the same results. Could you reply with a short screen recording showing the workflow in action, along with a bit more detail on the effect you're trying to achieve? That’ll help me dig in further and run this back to the right folks on our product team.

Also, if you're open to it, our Product Support team can take a closer look at the file itself. To get in touch, reach out directly via this secure form and include:

  • a link to this Forum thread for context
  • a full-size screen recording of the issue (if possible)
  • a link to the affected file
  • make sure support-share@figma.com has edit access.

Appreciate your help — I’ll keep an eye out for your reply!

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