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Josh_Everingham
New Participant
December 10, 2021

Remove automatic link formatting when pasting email addresses and links

  • December 10, 2021
  • 61 replies
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i know this has been posted before, but Figma really needs to address this issue. pasting an email address should not just format the existing text as a link with the new text as a destination. when creating prototypes with lots of dummy accounts, or even with real data, copying and pasting lots of emails becomes the hardest part of my day, and there are no key shortcuts either. i have to copy, then right click, paste to replace. or “copy as text.” it’s obnoxious, and frankly i don’t think anyone using Figma has ever needed a functional email link for a prototype, it’s not like we’re creating live products where someone might actually click the email link to send an email.

please fix this Figma, it’s infuriating and breaks the flow of creating prototypes. When basically every prototype i create for work requires a list of users and their contact information, it becomes a daily problem which destroys efficiency. at the very least, allow us to paste them without formatting using cmd+shift+V or something.

61 replies

Constantine_Zuev
December 10, 2021

Each time I copy-paste text within Figma, anything that looks like email or URL becomes hyperlink. I understand this is a feature, but it is super annoying when you create UI that involves mock emails and URLs. You copy paste fake email and even while it wasn’t a link before it becomes one. I have to do an extra step to remove the link afterward. Does anyone else has this problem?

I feel this behavior is like adding default interaction to any layer that has “button” in name. Why do that? Right now converting existing text with email or URL to hyperlink is really quick. It takes just two clicks. Super easy. So I wish there was an option to disable this feature on copy-paste entirely.

Marcel3
December 20, 2021

+1 so true. It makes me insane

Marcel3
December 20, 2021

ok, I have looked into this again. You have to delete the text you have to replace (double click - > delete) and then paste the URL text instead of selecting the text and pasting the URL text. Once you get used to it, it works quite well. 😋

Gabriel_Vargas_Multiplica
January 5, 2022

Thank u for this!

dennsi
Active Member
May 9, 2022

+1 – That feature unfortunately is really really annoying…

August 7, 2022

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Sofie
New Participant
April 14, 2023

This feature makes me insane. I have to paste a lot of e-mails, and I’ve NEVER had a use for it to actually open my mail client. Please, please remove this or make it possible to turn off.

Derek_Jones
April 14, 2023

SERIOUSLY Will you fix this!!

kirillspraev
April 14, 2023

Please Figma, remove this automatic link formattinng when pasting links or emails, this is just beyond annoying.

Thank you.

djv
Figmate
Community Support
April 14, 2023

Hey @kirillspraev,

We’ve merged your idea with an existing, similar feature request. We’ll continue to pass this feedback onto the team and gauge interest from the community.