How we used to hack in absolute position in Figma

How to tell one layer to ignore auto layout without the real feature, explained using the real browser CSS property “position: absolute”.

Truth me told, I make the same face Drake does when I DIY. Made using ImgFlip.

With the May 2022 update to auto layout in Figma, absolute position is now a problem of the past. For a couple years, though, mixing absolute…