I’m having trouble with keyboard shortcuts in Figma and need some help. I’m trying to create password dots (those small circles used to hide password text) but the usual shortcuts aren’t working for me.
I’ve tried using alt+7 and alt+0139 but neither of these combinations produces the password bullet character in Figma. This is really frustrating because I need these dots for a login form mockup I’m designing.
Has anyone else experienced this issue? Are there alternative ways to insert password dots in Figma? Maybe there’s a different shortcut or another method I should be using instead.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!
Honestly just use option+shift+9 on Mac - way better than alt codes. On Windows, try ctrl+shift+u, type 2022, then hit enter. This has saved me so many headaches designing auth screens.
Had this exact issue last month with a banking app prototype. Alt codes are unreliable in Figma - it handles keyboard inputs differently than regular text editors. I switched to Unicode input instead. On Windows, enable Unicode hex input and use Alt+2022 for bullets. On Mac, Option+8 works better than what you tried. But honestly? I just keep a text file with special characters (bullet •, etc.) and copy from there. Way faster than dealing with shortcuts that break between different systems and Figma versions.
have u tried copyin the bullet from char map? sometimes figma’s alt shortcuts dont work, especially based on ur OS. i just look up the • symbol and paste it in when im in a hurry.
Yeah, these character input issues in design tools are annoying as hell. Been dealing with this forever.
I just automated the whole thing. Why hunt for bullet characters when you can build a workflow that generates password components automatically?
Game changer was automated component creation. Need password fields? Hit a workflow that creates them with proper bullets, spacing, styling, plus focus and error states.
Build something that watches your Figma files and auto-generates common UI stuff. No more copy-paste hell or fighting keyboard shortcuts.
I automate everything now - components, text styles, syncing design tokens across projects.
Latenode’s solid for design automation workflows. Beats digging through character maps every damn time.
This happens frequently - Figma often struggles with standard alt key combinations for special characters. A practical solution is to search ‘bullet’ in your character viewer or simply copy this: •. I’ve also begun creating text styles for password fields that already include the bullet. Additionally, maintaining a component library stocked with common UI elements, including password inputs, can save substantial time compared to searching for that character in every project. Be sure to check your keyboard layout as some regional settings can interfere with alt codes in design applications.