Responsive Typography Scale in Figma (The Best Method)

In this Figma tutorial, you will learn how to create and use a typography scale in Figma to bring consistency to your UI designs. Typography is a critical aspect of design, and having a well-established typography scale will ensure that your text elements are cohesive and legible across your design. We will cover how to set up a typography scale, how to apply it to your text elements, and how to adjust it to fit the specific needs of your design. Additionally, you will learn how to use Figma's built-in typography tools to fine-tune your typography and make it stand out. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a solid understanding of how to create and use a typography scale in Figma, and you will be able to bring consistency and professionalism to your UI designs. So, let's get started and elevate your typography game with Figma.

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[DennisLeoca]

I hope you had a great time watching this video! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop them below. Also, don't forget to check out the video description for the full list of videos in this Figma series. Have a smashing day and I will see you in the next video!

[drthvady]

Your video was exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much for creating this. It's been a very annoying 3 hours without finding what I was looking for. This video is getting pinned in my UI bookmarks.

[DonCapalot]

This is by far the best video I have watched on creating responsive type scales. Thanks for making it so simple and straight to the point Dennis!

[breynerjimeneznoy]

Thanks a lot! Simple and to the point.

[yasinmahmood]

Dude, your videos are awesome! Keep up the great work

[designeranthony]

Thank you for this video Dennis!. I designed a retail app on mobile and looking to scale up to different devices and was wondering if I should create a separate typescale for each breakpoint. Glad to see you just validated that for me.

[hanamiller]

Thank you for making this so simple & to the point!

[eminaisic]

I realy find your videos helpful. In the sea of ux/ui tutorials lesson this profile is gold

[Peter_Scott]

I'll always create a text styles page in Figma/XD for each breakpoint showing how the header and footer interacts with text content. I'll then create an excel/google sheet with text styles for handover to developers. Having this text styles sheet allows you to also dictate line-height, margins etc especially when it comes to OL/UL etc…
Also, if a mobile size has a similar font weight/style as on tablet or desktop. I'd create that style in Figma or XD... BUT… add a 0.1 to the size so as not to be confusing - plus if its exactly the same the app won't let you add it :)

[maurocerino]

Hey Dennis! Hope this finds you well.
I've watched the video three times, but I just understand that this is a way to "tag" the fonts for the handoff stage.
I thought that responsive typography would involve a responsive behavior, growing and shrinking following the size of the frame, like frames with auto layout, or responsive websites works.

Btw, I'm still unable to find a video that teach exactly that. 
Is it possible?

[karagaliere]

This is gold - wish I saw this years ago!

[cerebralvision]

Typescale and translating the ratio to figma isnt the end. Remember font sizes need to follow the 8px/4px rule.

[prajwalsharma]

Do we need the same tags for every page? For example, I used <H3> for my heading on the checkout page in the mobile app. Will I have to use <H3> for the checkout page on the desktop as well? What about a paragraph? Will that apply there as well?

[elpablitorodriguezharrera]

Hi, is it possible to make the text size auto-responsive and auto-scaling every time I resize the frame?

I want to create a fully responsive landing page where the text automatically resizes for each breakpoint screensize without creating three separate breakpoints (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile).

For instance, the text will be 64px on a 1440px Desktop, 48px on a 768px Tablet, and 32px on a 360px Mobile, all on a single page without creating three different breakpoints for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile. This refers to the actual text size, not the frame with constraints and auto-layout. Like CSS viewport width.

[markovujanic]

Thanks Dennis for showing this.

We are using fluid typography with clamp, and I can see this as min and max values, I'll structuring like this.

That being said, designers really like using and talking about px which is something CSS authors typically should avoid to use in favor of rem, em, ex etc, I wonder why that is?

Is it because of limitation of tools like Figma, where px is only unit of mesure.

[ramazanguler]

i didn't see a video like this good. Thank you for best lesson.

[shoolin]

Thank you so much! It is really helpful <3 <3

[becauseofjulian]

How do you align the text? is it by the actual edges of the letters or the box that figma creates? Also the space underneath the header and above the body text, can you choose whatever space you'd like as long as it's divisible by 8 or is there a best practice?

[KaapiShotsPodcast]

Should we change the Line height based on the Typescale that we create for mobile and tablet? What should be the line height for mobiles usually?

[Slava-omsz]

Outdated as of 2024. Figma introduced variable-mode based responsive typography.