Figma tutorial: Intro to variables
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By definition, a variable is something that can vary in value or take on multiple values. Variables in Figma store reusable values, like color values and numbers, that can be applied to all kinds of design properties and even prototypes! A variable’s values can also reference other variables, making updating design systems a breeze. In this video, we’ll cover how variables work, and how to use them to represent design tokens and account for different modes and themes.
- Update: When following along with the tutorial at 10:30, the variable called “.5” will no longer work. This is due to our alignment with the W3C spec which doesn’t allow periods in names. Calling the variable “spacing/half” will work, instead. We are doing a follow-up in the next coming months where we’ll be separating out the “figma name” from the code syntax, which may let us loosen these restrictions. Keep an eye out for additional syntax support in the future.
Follow along with the file: https://bit.ly/44bHgC2
Learn about prototyping with variables with our other tutorial: https://bit.ly/3pfKk1h
Learn more about variables in Figma with our additional playground file: https://bit.ly/4490iJc
Learn more about design systems in Figma: https://bit.ly/3os0Afc
Help center articles: Guide to variables: https://bit.ly/3Nh7JaK Overview of variables: https://bit.ly/44bD2dG Create and manage variables: https://bit.ly/447B9im Apply variables to designs: https://bit.ly/3qVsnWo Modes for variables: https://bit.ly/3qS3GKk
For more information on using variables with API and development, check out the links here:
- REST API: https://www.figma.com/developers/api#variables
- Plugin API docs: https://www.figma.com/plugin-docs/working-with-variables
- Import/export variables code sample https://github.com/figma/plugin-samples/tree/master/variables-import-export
- Styles to variables convert code sample https://github.com/figma/plugin-samples/tree/master/styles-to-variables
Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Color variables 03:55 - Create tokens 06:00 - Apply variables 07:13 - Styles vs variables 08:17 - Modes 10:12 - Number variables 12:35 - Themes 14:11 - Wrap up
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