Optical Centre

About this plugin

Optical Centre is a plugin that helps you find the visual balance point of a logo, icon, or image. The point your eye perceives as centred, which often isn’t the exact geometric middle.

How to use it

1. Select a layer in your Figma file or upload an image in the plugin.
2. The preview (left panel) shows your artwork with a crosshair overlay at its optical centre. You can zoom, pan, reset, or re-upload from the bottom toolbar.
3. Use the controls (right panel) to:
4. Show/hide or change the overlay style
5. Apply a marker in your Figma file
6. Align your selection so its optical centre matches the parent frame’s centre
7. Copy → then paste into your file; the artwork will come inside a frame, already optically centred
8. Adjust the vertical “optical nudge” if needed
9. Undo or clean up markers

This way, you can quickly check whether a design element feels balanced, and make sure your logos or icons are truly centred to the eye and not just mathematically.