Add ability to align to key object

This is my favorite feature in Illustrator. I can align object etc very fast and efficiently. Most
of the plugins dont even align properly so i would be very thankful for a native feature like this to be added.

Well implemented in Omnigraffle: The first object you select makes it the key object. Missing this!
To be fair, excellent snapping in Figma has compensated for this shortcoming, but for some reason since the introduction of Sections, snapping seems harder to control (too sensitive… So missing the Omni feature again!)

Just reinforcing, as everyone has already mentioned, the importance of having this feature by default.
I think before wanting to integrate with Firefly or any other feature moving forward. Figma team, let’s look at the basics and simple first. 😉

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

We’ll pass this onto our team for consideration.

This is a basic but very key function. Figma team, let’s work on this please.

I’m honestly shocked that this doesn’t work yet… it’s such a basic feature that I use constantly with other software. C’mon, guys!

I need this feature please! I didn’t realize how much I use this feature in illustrator until I started using Figma and its so annoying

We shouldn’t need a plug in to get alignment to work. It’s totally mystery meat in Figma as it stands today.

@dvaliao Was this align to key object feature ever added? I see the feedback was originally from 2021 but can’t seem to find it today (2024)

We really need this feature! 🙂