Resolving Unexpected Element Shrinking in Figma Auto Layout
Learn why your Figma elements suddenly shrink or collapse and how to fix layout logic conflicts between 'Hug' and 'Fill' constraints.
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figmaChoosing Resizing Constraints for Responsive Figma Components
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Fill Container vs Hug Contents: which resizing mode for a nested card inside a responsive list?
I'm designing a card component in Figma that sits inside a vertical Auto Layout list, and the list itself is nested in a page-level Auto Layout frame. The card needs to stretch to the full width of the list while its internal height adapts to variable text content. My understanding is that Fill Container makes a child expand to occupy available space in the