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Slava_Bronevitskiy
Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
August 19, 2021

Z-index property that is independent from Auto Layout

  • August 19, 2021
  • 54 replies
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Currently there is a huge limitation in prototyping possibilities because any dropdown menus appear underneath the following element in the autolayout flow.

I can’t remove autolayout because it would break designs across all useage of design system components and we can’t properly demo prototypes. Anchored by the lack of a customizable z-index property.

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    Gloria_Lee
    Gloria_Lee
    April 28, 2024

    +1 for this 👍

    Bryan16
    April 29, 2024

    We’re approaching the 3 year mark on this issue, so we can perhaps look forward to a Mod message soon saying they read it.

      Vincent_Wasteels
      Vincent_Wasteels
      May 9, 2024

      @Figma_Moderation you have already been pinged on this thread, can we have a feedback from the product team at Figma please ?

        NVLB
        May 29, 2024

        Please @figma prioritise this issue.

          Svetoslav_T
          Svetoslav_T
          New Member
          June 13, 2024

          +1 for this 🙏

          Chris_Kelley
          Chris_Kelley
          October 8, 2024

          This is sad that this idea has been open for years without development. Adding a z-index to the position pane that is configurable seems like it would be relatively easy to add, and it would have a huge impact.

            J_Yun1
            J_Yun1
            October 31, 2024

            It’s pretty crazy that Figma decided to “revamp” the UI but ignored to fix an actual problem that could improve a lot of people’s workflows.

              Salix_Dubois
              Salix_Dubois
              November 1, 2024

              +1 !

              Since after 3 years there’s no answer from Figma_Moderation, trying @Figma_Team 🤷

              At the very least, an aknowledgement that this issue as been seen would be nice.

              MacDonald_Dan
              MacDonald_Dan
              November 21, 2024

              Will add my voice here that trying to create components with auto layouts as part of our design system and the lack of some way to create a z index /overlapping seriously hampers ability to make functional components that the rest of the team can use without detaching instances so they can fake a dropdown menu etc.

              Tadeu_Garcia1
              Tadeu_Garcia1
              New Member
              May 19, 2025

              Hey! I found the solution here:

               

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