# Figma Design closer to CSS with the updated auto layout option

- Product: Figma (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/figma)
- Vendor: Figma
- Date: 2026-07-24
- Original notes: https://www.figma.com/release-notes/?title=design-closer-to-css-with-the-updated-auto-layout-option
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/figma/releases/2026-07-24-design-closer-to-css-with-the-updated-auto-layout

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Auto layout now works more like CSS, so what you design lines up more closely with what actually gets built.

- **changed** — Auto layout now works more like CSS to align design output more closely with built implementation