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Mark_McIntyre
New Participant
April 17, 2024

Allow percentages for line height

  • April 17, 2024
  • 197 replies
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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

Elias_Tinchon
April 23, 2024

+1 this is absolutely necessary!

Joe_Mallory-Skinner1
New Member
April 23, 2024

So true.

Annoyingly, when using a number variable for letterspacing it changes from % to px…

taras-stoliar
New Participant
April 23, 2024

Feature is there! But halfway done. Not using cause of missing % values. Please implement it! +1 here

Ole-Marius_privat
April 23, 2024

+1 here as well. Very much needed. Frankly puzzled that this is not implemented from get go.

ThatOneGuy
New Member
April 23, 2024

I would love being able to use unitless numbers as well. Then the exported variables will match the required format in code.

Julian_Kovalsky
April 23, 2024

I would love this for Letter Spacing also.

Jon_Bueno1
April 23, 2024

IMO feature is not 100% viable until this is added. Frankly, I plan to put it’s use on hold until this is added.

Alice_Holm
Active Member
April 24, 2024

+1! Need % for both line-height and letter-spacing!

Trisha_Paredes
April 25, 2024

%s are much scalable and lessens maintenance

Jon_Cho
New Member
April 25, 2024

How are you getting the letter-spacing to use percentages? It just converts to px for me.