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Mark_McIntyre
New Participant
April 17, 2024

Allow percentages for line height

  • April 17, 2024
  • 197 replies
  • 25152 views

Firstly great job Figma Font variables are here!!!

The only thing missing is the use of percentages in the line-height property.

You can not use a percentage in the line-height as it only accepts variables that are a number type.

Although the variables for line-height caters for pixel (absolute) line-heights (10,12,14)- it does not accommodate relative line heights.

In other words you can’t use percentage variables for line heights that are a percentage of the font size (100%, 120%,150%).

Interestingly …You can use a variable for letter-spacing ( which accepts a number variable - but reads it as a percentage) - the challenge remains that line heights by default are absolute not percentages - even though you can input a percentage.

Percentages allow greater flexibility and less calculations

Word around would be to allow formula in a variable
e.g. =[variable] * 1.5

Or figuring out a way for the line height to be toggle between absolute or relative application of the number variable.

197 replies

mrthink
New Participant
April 16, 2025

Year 2025, +1

Jeskosen
New Member
April 16, 2025

yes please! also setting up a new design system. this would be amazing.

Ampersanderson
New Member
April 23, 2025

Without this, tokenizing line height feels very broken.

Craig_Garner
New Participant
May 14, 2025

+1,000 Come on FIgma! This is absolute basics for type on the web, especially given the announcement of Sites.

Artem Shykov
New Member
May 15, 2025

So for now, we have a bunch of half-implemented products that just make Figma’s portfolio look bigger — but still lack some core, basic features like this. Nice. I see where the company’s priorities lie.

Chien-Ju_Peng1
New Member
May 20, 2025

Please! Implement it! We need this feature for design ssytem!

Glauco César
New Member
May 26, 2025

Please implement it!

Please implement it!

Please implement it!

Please implement it!

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Tomas Gonzalez
New Member
June 10, 2025

+1 Would appreciate this feature. Cheers Figma team.

Dan_Timm
New Member
June 10, 2025

I’m upvoting this. seems like a relatively easy fix for an issue having huge negative impact on design systems.

100% agree. I’m running into this issue right now for a mutli-themed enterprise system. Please fix this Figma.

Arnold_Lopez1
New Member
July 3, 2025

+1 for me this feature.