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DaveM
February 18, 2021

Add ability to align to key object

  • February 18, 2021
  • 28 replies
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It would be great if you could add the option to align multiple objects to a key object (like in Adobe Illustrator).

You can see more here: Select & Align to Key Object | Illustrator Tutorial

If anyone else wants this or has other alignment suggestions please upvote this topic and comment.

28 replies

Adam_Kuglin1
New Member
March 4, 2025

Adding my voice to this chorus. This feature makes life so simple. Especially being able to shift select multiple objects and then, while continuing to hold shift, being able to tap the one you want as your key object one more time to automatically turn on align to key object (overriding the default bounding box behavior for this particular selection instance without having to touch a setting).

JulienDelenclos
New Member
March 15, 2025

I need key object to align And distribute with shortcuts. 🙏

Less is more
Hazal Ozkeles
New Member
March 21, 2025

I am genuinely baffled that there are multiple separate feature suggestions with multiple people commenting in them dating back 4-5 years to comments from 5 days ago and this basic workflow function is STILL NOT IMPLEMENTED. 

 

FIGMA, PEOPLE NEED THIS BASIC FUNCTION

Yonatan Sheinker
New Member
April 1, 2025

It’s crucial! I want to be able to align the center of a larger object without the selected objects moving. Please add this feature!

Barhamkbarham
New Member
July 3, 2025

​@djv Four years and we still haven’t got this future. 😕

Alfirastel
New Member
August 13, 2025

+1 for this feature!

ryip-gb
New Member
August 13, 2025

I was shocked when I had to look how to Align to Key Object in Figma, only to be more shocked that it’s not a native feature...

A-A-Ron
New Member
February 12, 2026

+1 for native functionality on this