The new variable updates have arrived, and we can explore many things. However, including text properties may not be feasible. We have multiple projects here, each using different fonts and sizes. Additionally, we create various responsive layouts to adapt to different screens and devices.
He goes a example of how we adapt the font styles in the projects:
How am I supposed to use size variables, line breaks, and other updates if I can’t adapt my texts together? How am I supposed to create general tokens for a project if I can’t update the fonts according to the chosen theme? How can I scale my project automatically if I have to manually handle each font?
And it doesn’t end there; the new text variables are not editable like the previous updates. Instead of being helpful, they become hindrances. For instance, if I want to create content in different languages, I have to manually create them one by one.
I am urging the Figma community and its developers to consider this possibility, as it would be of great use and assistance in optimizing responsive projects and accommodating different types of branding for the same company.
Yeah, this thing is one of most desireable to get ASAP, because tokens & variables system is great but I can’t use its’ complete potential without ability to control font size as variables. Current text style thing has no inherit abilities and way more complex than a single value!
Huge for us as well. We do lots of responsive websites, and to be able to just define the frame as a desktop, tablet or mobile theme and have it inherit the right sizes would be fantastic.
This is what I was hoping the ‘Number’ variable was to be used for: font size (especially in REM)! But unfortunately it doesn’t work, so I’m left to create “Text Styles” instead. Not ideal. Really want to be able to change font size/line height and other text values as variables, since text is the most used element on screen. Hopefully once it gets out of Beta it will have that option
Looking for this feature too! As we’re making design tokens for typography, and would like to be able to apply the Number variables to Type properties like font-size, font-weight, line-spacing, line-height
This would be huge! Variables have been a game changer, but agree that its max potential cannot be met until font sizing is made available. Looking forward to the release!
