Skip to main content
Sarina_Katznelson
Sarina_Katznelson
February 25, 2021

REM and "font-size" for Inspect

  • February 25, 2021
  • 37 replies
  • 42219 views

Our developers spend a lot of time in Figma Inspect, having to convert everything from pixels to REM. Implementing a way to specify the document’s “font-size,” or the equivalent of 1 REM and being able to turn on REM measurements in inspect would save so much time and make our design to development handoff easier.

edit: Yes, we could use Zeplin but we are an enterprise team with many projects - why pay for yet another subscription if Figma could implement this one thing?

    37 replies

    Show previous replies
    Kwen_Wan
    Kwen_Wan
    October 11, 2022

    Majority of front end developers work in Rem so would make sense to have units in Figma.

    Luke_Jarrett
    Luke_Jarrett
    October 26, 2022

    I really need this to be able to work in the same units my client’s websites are in — some are in em, rem, % etc. Very few are using fixed pixel sizes and its causing developers huge headaches.

    Not only that, it would make meeting accessibility standards much easier (specifically WCAG 1.4.4) if devs can use the same units I put into Figma.

    june_11
    November 30, 2022

    FUNCTION12 converts Figma designs to rem units. The conversion only requires Figma link, so check it out if anyone’s interested.

      Arielle_Weiler
      Arielle_Weiler
      New Member
      March 21, 2024

      Agreed that Zeplin/plugins don’t work well for our large enterprise. Please implement this feature!

        Brett_Taylor1
        Brett_Taylor1
        New Participant
        April 4, 2024

        It would be really great to be able to allow REMs for font sizing not just pixels. Our engineers will need to spend too long to convert for responsive components.

        Figmate
        Junko3
        Figmate
        April 8, 2024

        Hi @Brett_Taylor1, Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I found the other community member asking for something similar here. So I merged your post to have all the feedback in one place!
        Feel free to vote up from the top!

        Thanks,

        David_Galliford
        David_Galliford
        Active Member
        August 14, 2025

        How is this NOT a standard feature

        Imagine the following workflow if Figma allowed units of measure: px, pt, rem.

        1. Type in your font size
        2. Choose the unit of measure
        3. If rem is selected, another field for base font appears

        Better yet allow for variable to include both other variables and equations

        • Variable base_font_size: 18px
        • Variable rem_a: 1.5
        • Variable rem_b: 2.25
        • Variable h1_font_size: calc(base_font_size * rem_a)
        • Variable h2_font_size: calc(base_font_size * rem_b)


        You could quickly see the advantages of this. Furthermore, you could set scales better rather than rely on a plugin.

        • Variable base_font_size: 18px
        • Variable scale: 1.333
        • Variable h1_font_size: calc(base_font_size * (scale * 1))
        • Variable h2_font_size: calc(base_font_size * (scale * 2))


         

          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement