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Support drop shadows inside stroked closed paths

  • June 26, 2026
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Uhl
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Figma should support rendering drop shadows on both the inside and outside of strokes on closed paths without requiring Outline Stroke.

Right now, if I have a circle with an inside stroke and drop shadow, Figma only renders the shadow outside the closed path. Apps like Sketch, Affinity, and other vector drawing apps render the shadow on both inside and outside of the stroke, which creates the expected inner shadow while keeping the circle editable.

Same editable circle, inside stroke, and drop shadow setup. Figma doesn’t render the shadow inside the closed path, while Sketch creates the expected inner-shadow without outlining the stroke.

Outline Stroke is a workaround, but it’s destructive. It’d be much better if you could keep the circle editable and still get the same visual result.