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Andrew_Kuhar1
New Member
August 6, 2023

Support "," character in Number variable values

  • August 6, 2023
  • 15 replies
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While establishing local variables for a dashboard with large-scale numbers, I’m finding that the value field does not support “,” (commas) as a character. This makes numbers beyond 3 digits much harder to read at a glance. It also breaks stylistic choices for typographic reasons.

One solution that comes to mind is to have a global style mode for whether commas are auto-placed in numeric strings, either at the local variable stage for numbers or in type-setting options. This would reduce work on the user’s end for having to manually place every comma, and also ensure consistency from a calculation standpoint (so that Figma has an accurate number to reference in equations).

15 replies

Cyr_Dylan
New Member
September 25, 2024

Keeping this one alive because this is a great additional feature, and something we need especially when using methods to calculate dynamic values for variables.

FangYi_Li
October 25, 2024

It is a “MUST” feature in Germany, since 27,25 in U.S. is written like 27,25 in Germany.

Christina Louie
New Member
June 25, 2025

Agreeing with everyone else that it’s a must feature, and a bit intrigued as to why it wasn’t considered “current expected functionality” as Figma is a tool to help optimize UI/UX.

​@djv I would actually agree with ​@IraX that it is a bug, because a value like 126,653 is visually better and improves user experience than having to read this 126653. 

Are there any updates on this “feature request” though?

Maithe
New Member
November 6, 2025

Is there any update on this ​@djv , seeing that this has been requested in 2 different requests, and it’s been active for about 2 years? I also agree that for European users, this is a must. I’m testing a finance app, I honestly can’t display my numbers this way.

 

Main question: If I want to use variables here, is my only option to split each number into 3 different variables just so I can display it the right way for my users?

I really hope not… 🙏 Would love an honest update