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vdekkernl
Active Member
December 9, 2022

Use percentages for heights, widths, paddings, gutters in auto layout

  • December 9, 2022
  • 102 replies
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This makes it easier to use components in designs for different screen sizes. And then you don’t have to calculate every time what 40% or 60% of the width is.

This also makes it easier to design scalable applications that grow with the width of the screen.

102 replies

Esther_Wiest
New Member
October 9, 2025

+1 It would be very useful for designing responsive.

Ties
Active Member
October 17, 2025

August 2025 and still I cant have responsive objects/containers based on %? Can someone tell me how to make bar charts scale based on container…? This seems it should be an easy concept but apparently I'm missing something?

You’ll have to calculate the sizes yourself, I’m afraid. Or provide data to a Figma plugin that creates charts for you (but then you’ll have to restyle everything). Or, in case you want the charts to be dynamic, you could use variable modes in which you set the different sizes per mode (or ask AI to calculate these values for you, based on data)

Rob Gale
New Member
October 17, 2025

+1 every year until we get this. 

Anna_Khudayarova
New Member
October 21, 2025

+1 Definitelly have been missing in my work! 

James Laslavic
New Member
November 4, 2025

+1 This would save me hours right now.

Naomi_Adkins
New Participant
November 18, 2025

+1

 

It’s 2025 and we’re still designing websites without percentage values 😭

Enrique_Herrero
New Member
November 26, 2025

+1

Ioana_Ionescu
New Participant
November 26, 2025

I’m honestly shocked that percentage-based width and height still don’t exist in Figma, not in Design, and not even in Figma Sites, where responsive behavior should be a baseline, not a luxury.

 

I rely on Figma to build accurate, realistic prototypes. But without percentage-based sizing, everything feels rigid, artificial, and far from how real interfaces behave. I was excited about Figma Sites because I thought it would finally allow me to create prototypes that actually behave like the real thing. Instead, I’ve hit wall after wall of limitations.

 

I genuinely wanted to keep my entire workflow in one place and stop exporting prototypes to Framer just to get proper responsiveness. Figma Sites looked like the solution...until it wasn’t.

 

It’s extremely disappointing that such a fundamental feature is still missing. Percentage-based sizing shouldn’t be a “nice to have”; it’s essential for anyone trying to build modern, adaptable interfaces and prototypes that behave like real products.

 

Please prioritize this. It’s long overdue.

Ioana_Ionescu
New Participant
November 26, 2025

I’m honestly shocked that percentage-based width and height still don’t exist in Figma — not in Design, and not even in Figma Sites, where responsive behavior should be a baseline, not a luxury.

I rely on Figma to build accurate, realistic prototypes. But without percentage-based sizing, everything feels rigid, artificial, and far from how real interfaces behave. I was excited about Figma Sites because I thought it would finally allow me to create prototypes that actually behave like the real thing. Instead, I’ve hit wall after wall of limitations.

 

I genuinely wanted to keep my entire workflow in one place and stop exporting prototypes to Framer just to get proper responsiveness. Figma Sites looked like the solution...until it wasn’t.

It’s extremely disappointing that such a fundamental feature is still missing. Percentage-based sizing shouldn’t be a “nice to have”; it’s essential for anyone trying to build modern, adaptable interfaces and prototypes that behave like real products.

 

Please prioritize this. It’s long overdue.

Dominika Kaczmarczyk
New Member
December 3, 2025

+1