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Slava_Bronevitskiy
Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
Aug 19, 2021 3:10 PM UTC

Z-index property that is independent from Auto Layout

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
    Apr 28, 2024 6:38 PM UTC

    +1 for this 👍

    Bryan16
    Apr 29, 2024 5:17 PM UTC

    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 11:04 AM UTC

      @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 11:57 AM UTC

        Please @figma prioritise this issue.

          Svetoslav_T
          Svetoslav_T
          New Member
          Jun 13, 2024 6:53 PM UTC

          +1 for this 🙏

          Chris_Kelley
          Chris_Kelley
          Oct 8, 2024 4:47 PM UTC

          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
            Oct 31, 2024 9:40 PM UTC

            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
              Nov 1, 2024 7:57 AM UTC

              +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
              Nov 21, 2024 12:55 AM UTC

              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 1:56 PM UTC

              Hey! I found the solution here:

               

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