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Text rendering issue (wrong labels / cut-off text) on published Figma Make prototype — viewer-side only

  • July 20, 2026
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Thais O Lyrio

I ran a moderated usability test this week using a prototype published via Figma Make's. On my own screen, everything displayed correctly during the session. However, one of the test participants experienced rendering issues on several screens: some elements showed incorrect/unrelated labels, and text was cut off in places.

I wasn't able to reproduce the issue on my end, and a search through the community forum didn't turn up an exact match, though I found related reports about font-loading issues and Auto Layout/clip-content rendering differences between Design and Prototype mode. But since I built everything with figma make i'm not sure that's the case.

Participant's environment:

  • Browser: Google Chrome
  • OS: Windows

Questions for the team:

  • Could this be related to font loading on the viewer's device?
  • Is there a way to "embed" fonts so they render consistently for all viewers, regardless of local font availability?

1 reply

Jaycee Lewis
Figmate

Hey hey ​@Thais O Lyrio 👋 Thanks for sending over these details! I feel like we have two separate things going on here.

Cut-off text: This usually happens when a web font isn't uploaded. While Figma Make uses fonts installed on your computer, the published app needs web font files (.woff / .woff2) uploaded—otherwise, the browser falls back to a default font, which can throw off text layout.

To fix this:

  1. When you click Publish, look for a Missing fonts warning under Typography

  2. Go to Settings > Fonts, upload the .woff/.woff2 files for your font, and republish

You can also check out our guide on uploading web fonts to Figma Make for a step-by-step walkthrough.

Unexpected labels: Fixing the fonts might actually clear this up, too. Sometimes fallback font shifts can make text look garbled or misplaced.If the label issue still happens after you republish, could you share:

  • A screenshot or screen recording from the participant's session

  • The published link (or DM me the link if privacy is an issue)

  • Their exact Chrome version

Give the font upload a try first, and let us know if that gets everything working smoothly! — Jaycee

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