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Variable modes not working, glitching please help

  • June 25, 2024
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hello,
i have 2 issues with variables

  1. i have weight set at 700 both # and value and it keeps changing to 900
  2. i go to layer, change variable mode to desktop, when i see the dropdown of the values its correct. when i click to apply the mobile value gets linked.

can anyone help please?


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y_toku
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 2544 replies
  • June 26, 2024

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out! Is this a shared style? If so, you might need Edit access to make changes. Could you please confirm?

If it’s a local style, could you let me know the font family name? I’m wondering if it’s a variable font. If it’s a static font, you’ll need to replace it. You can find more information here:

Figma Learn - Help Center

If the problem persists, would you be able to share the file link with access to support-share@figma.com? It won’t affect your billing. I hope I can investigate it further.

Thanks,
Toku


Hi,
Thank you for replying to my post on the community board. I am having 2 issues setting up variables in Figma.

No its not a shared style. I dont know why i put 700 and Figma wants to make it 900 instead. Hello, Toku,

Unfortunately if I set variable to font weight 700, Figma actually makes it 900 instead! Not sure if just a bug or anything else I can add.

File link: https://www.figma.com/design/9oK4pH24kK83AF4Ik7TxPp/figma-variable-font-issue?node-id=1-4&t=IxnGYTxkHhRHj8JD-1

Thank you,

Tatiana


y_toku
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 2544 replies
  • July 4, 2024

Hi there,

Thanks for your patience! I’ve reviewed your file and tried to find the issue, but unfortunately, I couldn’t determine the cause. It might be a current limitation of the feature, but I’m not completely sure.

Could you please submit a bug report with the steps that led to this issue? You can do so by following this link:

Figma Learn - Help Center

Thanks for your understanding!
Toku