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london
Jan 25, 2022 7:00 PM UTC

Add Margins To Auto Layout

Auto-Layout has padding (inner spacing), but no margins (outer spacing).

Currently the only 2 ways to add spacing is to:

  • Create a spacer element or
  • Wrap the items in another frame and apply gap spacing
    • This creates a lot of unnecessary frames, and sometimes creates nesting so deep it goes outside the layers panel.

Not sure if a technical limitation left this out of consideration in the first few versions of Auto Layout, but it would be much appreciated if it were included in a future version as it comes up as a significant limitation many times a day.

45 replies

T.A.V
New Participant
Mar 8, 2026 12:15 PM UTC

Come on team! You're doing amazing, but please don't forget the fundamentals. A feature that should have shipped in the alpha version shouldn't be delayed for over a decade.

rlo
New Member
Mar 12, 2026 12:22 AM UTC

Has anyone from Figma ever given a reason for not having margin? They cannot just have forgotten about it.

cnasite
New Member
Jul 14, 2026 7:59 AM UTC

For the love of Christ (or whatever you all at Figma believe in - AI these days it seems), can someone do something about including margins??? and the ability to apply to individual elements in auto-layout? Come one guys, this is a simple box-model requirement.

minjun
New Member
Sep 1, 2026 4:11 AM UTC

not yet?

RikuHion
New Member
Sep 16, 2026 11:23 AM UTC

Margins please.