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Peiran_Tan
Peiran_Tan
February 9, 2021

Support for relative size units (vw, vh &c)?

  • February 9, 2021
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Is there a plan for Figma to support relative font size units, such as vw, vh, vmin, vmax, etc.? The design system I’m working at is trying to add fluid font size calculations to bigger title sizes, and Figma’s native support for these units would be extremely helpful.

I’m also working separately on a plugin that converts inputed relative units to px values, but it seems Figma’s API won’t support background-running plugins that observes text layer changes. Any thoughts on making the plugin more useful?

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    djv
    Figmate
    djv
    Community Support
    June 28, 2024

    Hey All, thanks for the feedback and sorry for the lack of acknowledgement here!

    We’ll pass this thread onto our team for future consideration.

      Theo_Rosendorf
      Theo_Rosendorf
      September 23, 2024

      It’s not for Figma but we have a JS script that does this very thing, typesetting based on container width:

      textblock.io

      And we’re currently working on a release candidate that works properly in React.

      Matt_Willett
      Matt_Willett
      New Participant
      April 16, 2025

      This would elevate the usefulness of figma to the next level. As others have said it is added pain when handing over to developers to explain what these units are and how to use them.

      The growing support for container units also makes this easier to support https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_containment/Container_queries#container_query_length_units

      Patrick_Hussey
      Patrick_Hussey
      New Member
      May 8, 2025

      Another +1 from me.

      Julian11
      Julian11
      New Member
      May 8, 2025

      Wow this topic is 4 years old! I was just searching what others were saying as my frustration with the latest Config conference didn’t have this update. I was playing around with the Gris and wanted to set 1fr and bupkis. Relative units please!!!

      Alfirastel
      Alfirastel
      New Member
      August 14, 2025

      +1! Would love to use relative units for building website designs

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