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Figma default grid of 10px

Kimberly Paetzold

I work on our corporate design language system and continuously run in to the issue of designers using the default Figma 10px grid when our system delivers components built on a 4px grid. Junior designers do not pick up on this and it is an issue. 

Is it possible to prompt users to setup baseline elements (grid / columns, size) BEFORE they can begin their work? Or is it possible to setup Figma in an Enterprise to have design system foundations set in all figma files for designers? 

Note: I don’t see a use case for a 10px grid default; 8px and 4px are the standard for many design systems so why is this default set to 10?

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Nellya
  • Nellya
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  • March 14, 2025

You can change default numbers here ↓

 

Kimberly Paetzold

Yes, that is nice for an individual user :) but as an Enterprise organization, is this the place to make the change for the organization as a whole?  The ask is to reset defaults for all users in an organization and to have Figma defaults better reflect the industry.

Is there a better forum to connect with Figma for these types of answers?

 

 

Nellya
  • Nellya
  • Power Member
  • 388 replies
  • March 14, 2025
Kimberly Paetzold wrote:

Yes, that is nice for an individual user :) but as an Enterprise organization, is this the place to make the change for the organization as a whole? 

Not sure it’s possible. But let's wait for an answer from Figma support. Maybe this option is available somewhere.

Kimberly Paetzold
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