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Nicole Ellingson
New Member
March 9, 2026

Editable Text in Exported PDFs

  • March 9, 2026
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It is imperative that Figma address the issue of editable text in PDF exports. Clients, legal teams, accessibility—all need editable/scannable live text. Please!

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shilja
New Member
September 20, 2026

​@Nicole Ellingson Figma’s PDF export converts text to vector shapes instead of embedding the actual font. That’s why Acrobat’s font field is empty and the text can’t really be edited.

If you need editable text, CrispPDF exports it as real text with the fonts embedded. It’s free and runs locally: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1671455676950268758/crisppdf-pdf-export-with-real-text-vectors