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Brian_Clay
January 28, 2021

Interactive text inputs in prototype mode

  • January 28, 2021
  • 78 replies
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Inputs are one of the most common UI design elements out there. But when you have to use them in a prototype there isn’t a good way to show what they look like when entering text. It’d also be great if we could trigger validation events like on a password input for example. This would bring more fidelity to my prototypes than just about anything.

78 replies

Nikita_Chernenko
November 18, 2022

I really need it because we planned to use Figma for User Interviews

YAMAN_PANCHAL
November 22, 2022

If we can have functional input text fields in prototyping for user testing that would be really helpful for us @Figma_Support @Figma_Team .

Justin20
December 6, 2022

Hey Lisa,
I am building a text input for figma. As far as functionality how would you expect the input field to work when you’re adding it in the designer?

Marvin_Bai
December 7, 2022

I don’t understand why this crucial feature has such low votes : (
We have several uni subjects related to prototyping, all involving user input. We have to change to use WebFlow or Framer since they have built-in Input Field. Just hope this feature can be added ASAP. That would make Figma perfect. Thanks 😃

sv_n
December 20, 2022

If Figma finally had interactive input fields, then it would be almost perfect! I can’t understand why this feature hasn’t been rolled out yet, input fields are essential when it comes to testing prototypes. Non-functioning input fields always destroy the illusion of a high fidelity prototype and cause astonishment and uncertainty among the test persons. Please please please bring the feature finally!

@Josh

Francis_Veras
January 19, 2023

I can’t agree more. And this is a must. Hopefully they can release this to their next update.

Kevin_Bennett
February 16, 2023

This is a great prototype by @designXstream (I have no affiliation with this user or group BTW) which may help – it helped me! 😍

March 10, 2023

I’d REALLY like to make a transition off of UXpin to Figma - but missing this type of basic functionality is a deal breaker.

Amanda_M1
April 8, 2023

I am a big fan of Figma and have been for a few years now but only recent did I discover Figma does not seem to offer it’s users a text input field while one of there plug ins Protopie does and after some research as does adobe xd…I admit I find it to be a big bummer as I love Figma but am now considering if I need to make a switch to a paid application that offers more functional design aspects. Is there any advice on how to work around this or if Figma plans on offering more functional features like text field inputs in the future?

djv
Figmate
Community Support
April 12, 2023

Hey @Amanda_M1, thanks for the feedback!

We’ve merged your topic with an existing feature request thread. This is already on our radar. We just don’t have an exact timeline to provide just yet. We’ll continue to pass feedback from this thread to the prototyping team.