Figma Figma Auto Layout

Question 1

What keyboard shortcut adds Auto Layout to a selected frame or group in Figma?

Accepted Answer

Shift+A

Answer

Pressing Shift+A applies Auto Layout to the selected frame, group, or set of objects instantly.

Question 2

In Figma Auto Layout, what does 'Hug contents' mean for a frame's width or height?

Accepted Answer

The frame resizes to wrap tightly around its children

Answer

'Hug contents' makes the frame's dimension shrink or grow to fit exactly around its child elements.

Question 3

Which Auto Layout direction stacks child elements side by side horizontally in Figma?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal

Answer

Setting the Auto Layout direction to Horizontal arranges child elements in a row from left to right.

Question 4

What does 'Fill container' do to a child element inside a Figma Auto Layout frame?

Accepted Answer

Makes the child expand to fill all available space in the Auto Layout direction

Answer

'Fill container' causes the child to stretch to occupy the remaining space within the Auto Layout frame along its primary axis.

Question 5

In Figma Auto Layout, what is 'gap' referring to?

Accepted Answer

Space between child elements

Answer

Gap controls the spacing between individual child elements within an Auto Layout frame.

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