Automatic math for thinking in REM units in Figma

If you are trying to think in REM units in the Figma design tool, you can use the simple built-in math capabilities on most numeric inputs. You can enter a width like 16*24 and it will automatically resolved to 384.

Until Figma learns about units other than pixels, this helps a bit. Math!

Quick demo of using math in numeric inputs in Figma.
 

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