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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.


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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.

Another half-implemented solution from Figma.

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

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

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