DEVS: Auto-Height Text Box

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August 3, 2025
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Modern programs like Sketch and Figma have auto-height text boxes that grow in height as the copy increases. Can we adopt this feature in Illustrator?

Feature request

Correct answer Anubhav M

Hello @Josh32367144i052,

That's a great idea. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/4fyHMB5) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

Monika Gause

Community Expert

You can turn that on in either the text area options or generally in the Preferences > Type

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Josh32367144i052Author

Participant

Thanks. I feel like this could be implemented a lot better. Feels very cumbersome. There really should be a 3 item toggle (properties panel?) for quick conversions to:

Single height
Fixed height
Auto height

And there shouldn't be an overset text penalty if converting to single height.

Anubhav M

Correct answer

Community Manager

Hello @Josh32367144i052,

That's a great idea. Would you mind creating a UserVoice for this feature request (https://adobe.ly/4fyHMB5) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

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