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Copy Variables between Modes

  • December 10, 2023
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KennLucas

Lots of posts about copying variables between files…but how do we copy variables between modes?

  • I have a thorough set of variables with light and dark modes.
  • Figma recently made it possible to apply variables to shadows. So now I added the variable set for shadows.
  • However, it seems that I have to manually set the variable for each of the items in BOTH the light and dark modes. 🤬

Am I missing something? Does someone have a better process that I am skipping?

How can I duplicate from one mode to the other without ending up with a whole third mode?

This feels like missing functionality to me.

Best answer by Gayani_S

Hey Kenn, I’ve asked the team if there is a good workaround here. Unfortunately, there isn’t any at the moment. The only way to automate would be via writing a script to do so.

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Gayani_S
Figmate
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  • December 29, 2023

Hey Kenn, I’ve asked the team if there is a good workaround here. Unfortunately, there isn’t any at the moment. The only way to automate would be via writing a script to do so.


KennLucas
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  • January 3, 2024

Another half-implemented solution from Figma.


Tara_Price2
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  • September 16, 2024

More than half a year later. Any estimate on how much longer to wait for the QoL improvement?


Mariana_Santos

Are there any updates yet? It’s very time-consuming to select aliases manually every time


Tara_Price2
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  • April 16, 2025

Any ACTUAL fix for this?