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Always Show Spacing Measurements (Padding, Margin, Size)

  • June 17, 2025
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I’d like to suggest an improvement that would streamline the design process—especially when working with components.

Currently, when resizing or aligning elements, I need to press the ALT key to view spacing measurements (such as padding, margin, and distance between elements). This adds unnecessary friction, especially during frequent adjustments.

My suggestion is to add a toggle in the settings that allows users to always show spacing measurements by default. This way, whenever an element is selected, its padding, margin, and size can be instantly visible—without needing to hold down a key or guess the values.

This feature could be customizable. For example:

  • Always show padding/margin/size values when selecting an element.

  • Let users choose which measurements they want to see by default (padding, margin, width, height, etc.).

This wouldn't overcomplicate the UI but would significantly increase efficiency, especially for developers, UI/UX designers, and those working with design systems.

Thanks for considering!

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I was about to post this to the forum, but found this post!

 

I too think this feature would be really valuable. When i’m marking up components, I have to manually add the margins into the document so that developers from third parties can see. It’s very time consuming.