Keep the aspect ratio of frames or component instances while resizing them horizontally. Vertical resizing is available as well. This technique is perfect for card components, thumbnail images, video frames etc.
37 aspect ratios are currently available including 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2, 16:10, Golden ratio (1.618:1), 16:9, 2:1, 21:9, A4 and Letter paper — all in landscape and portrait orientation.
More details of how it works in these articles:
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Figma components with a fixed aspect ratio elements
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Figma Auto Layout: objects on top of the fixed aspect ratio elements
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Fixed aspect ratio in Figma: vertical resizing
Last update
- Minor adjustments and file reorganization.
Related projects
1.5 years since this file was published and finally here is a next-gen version of it — the Ratios plugin by
David Lamothe
and
AREA 17
:
Ratios
plugin.
Bravo!