Design

What is Auto Layout?

A Figma layout rule that makes frames resize automatically when their contents change. It works like CSS flexbox for design files.

text grows · frame grows · pad 12

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Auto Layout makes frames resize when...

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In real work

Apply Auto Layout to the tag component so it expands horizontally when the label text gets longer.

In the illustration

Letter tiles slot in one by one; the frame telescopes wider with each tile while the padding blocks never change size.

Use it in a prompt

Rebuild the settings row with auto layout in your design tool so the label grows and the toggle stays pinned right at every width.

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