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January 16, 2026
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Spacebar panning glitch in Figma

  • January 16, 2026
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I have been experiencing unusual behavior in Figma for several days. When I use Spacebar + mouse to pan, the canvas moves unpredictably in different directions while the spacebar is pressed. Refreshing Figma temporarily resolves the issue, but the glitch reoccurs frequently. I am using Figma Web.

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    Gayani_S
    Figmate
    Gayani_S
    Community Support
    April 1, 2026
    Hey everyone, quick update from our side: it looks like the team has rolled out another fix for this.

    Really appreciate you sharing what worked for you with the Full Keyboard Access setting. That’s helpful context for others running into the same issue. 

     

    If you’re still seeing the spacebar panning glitch after the update, please reach out again! 

    Literally Fodder
    Literally Fodder
    New Member
    April 1, 2026

    Same issue. On Mac, desktop app. 

    Gayani_S
    Figmate
    Gayani_S
    Community Support
    April 7, 2026
    Hey ​@Literally Fodder,  thanks for confirming.

    Just to double check a couple of things so I can narrow this down:

    • Is your desktop app fully up to date? (Figma Desktop App version 126.2.10)
    • Have you already tried restarting the app since the fix was rolled out?

    If you’ve done both and it’s still happening, let me know I’ll escalate this back to the team so we can take a closer look.

    Literally Fodder
    Literally Fodder
    New Member
    April 7, 2026
    Hey ​@Literally Fodder,  thanks for confirming.

    Just to double check a couple of things so I can narrow this down:

    • Is your desktop app fully up to date? (Figma Desktop App version 126.2.10)
    • Have you already tried restarting the app since the fix was rolled out?

    If you’ve done both and it’s still happening, let me know I’ll escalate this back to the team so we can take a closer look.

     

    Yes and yes. It hasn’t happened since I reported it last time though.

    Gayani_S
    Figmate
    Gayani_S
    Community Support
    April 8, 2026

    Thanks for confirming that!

     

    Correction: the team has confirmed the fix is out in our beta version, version 126.3.6.

     

    Can you please download the beta version to see if the fix works for you: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/5601429983767-Guide-to-the-Figma-desktop-app#Download_the_beta_version. 

    LauraO
    LauraO
    New Member
    April 16, 2026

    This issue has been happening for a few months now (Desktop, Windows 11). I always have to close the app and reopen it -- that usually fixes it for a while (sometimes minutes, sometimes hours), but the problem always comes back. It’s been happening more frequently this week. I also tried the beta version, and it worked fine for about 40 minutes, but then the issue occurred again.

    Gayani_S
    Figmate
    Gayani_S
    Community Support
    April 20, 2026

    Hey ​@LauraO, thanks for flagging this!

    Before I pass this along to the team, could you help me confirm a couple of quick things?

    • Is your Figma Desktop App fully up to date (version 126.3.12)?
    • And is the beta version you tried on 126.3.6?

    Once I have that, I can reach out to the team for help. 

    robferty224
    robferty224
    New Member
    April 21, 2026

    windows 11 user here. using non-beta (126.2.10). Seems like issue still isn’t solved. This has been a problem for me for more than a month now. I can’t see any workaround. Sometimes switching app does help, sometimes it just goes away by itself.

    LauraO
    LauraO
    New Member
    April 22, 2026

    Hey ​@LauraO, thanks for flagging this!

    Before I pass this along to the team, could you help me confirm a couple of quick things?

    • Is your Figma Desktop App fully up to date (version 126.3.12)?
    • And is the beta version you tried on 126.3.6?

    Once I have that, I can reach out to the team for help. 

    My Figma Desktop app is version 126.2.10, and as of now there are no updates available. The beta version I tested was 126.3.11.

    Gayani_S
    Figmate
    Gayani_S
    Community Support
    May 1, 2026

    Hey everyone, really sorry for the delayed response, and thanks for sharing those details! 

    I’ve flagged this again with the team for a closer look, especially since you’re still experiencing it even after trying the beta versions where a fix was expected.

    I’ll follow up here as soon as I hear back from the team. In the meantime, really appreciate your patience and please feel free to share anything else you notice that might help us narrow this down.

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