Paste and replace not working as expected

Same here! Did you find solution?

Hello @Ty_Fairclough @Marlena

Could you share a video recording or the file link with access granted to support-share@figma.com? It won’t affect your billing. I hope to investigate this further.

I tested it on my end but couldn’t replicate the issue.

Thanks,
Toku

Experiencing the same issue, it only replace with the text instead of the whole symbol I copied.

Hey ​@Hsu_Chihwei, sorry to hear this is happening! 

Are you right-clicking your selection then clicking Paste to replace from the right-click menu or using the Paste to replace keyboard shortcut? What OS are you using? And is this happening in both the desktop app and the browser?

As asked previously, are you also able to share a screen recording or a file link shared with support-share@figma.com, so we can take a closer look? 

Hey ​@dvaliao, thanks for response.
 
Both shortcut and right-click don’t work, and it only happens on the browser. 
Here is the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S5pvr2emGuncS7hvatS1F3PX-4xeQDzH/view?usp=sharing

That sounds frustrating! It seems like the paste and replace function is behaving differently than it should. Have you tried restarting the software or checking for updates? Sometimes, a quick update or reboot can resolve unexpected issues like this. It might also be worth exploring the settings to see if something there is affecting the behavior. If the issue persists, reaching out to support could help—hopefully, they can get it sorted out for you! Let me know if you find a fix!

Reboot did’t work, and it happens on web version so I am not able to update it. 🙂 

Hey ​@Hsu_Chihwei, thanks for your patience! 

Our team confirmed that this is a bug, and they’re proactively investigating to reproduce and fix the issue. We’ll provide an update on this as soon as we can. 

Any update here? I hadn’t experienced this bug until this week (Mon March 24, 2025). Exactly as OP described where plain text is pasted instead of the intended behavior where a frame/component is replaced with all styling intact. 

This issue recur today, I had no problem to use the short cut for several weeks.

This issue has been happening for me all day. 

I have been experience this issue too, and it has been incredibly frustrating.

I have also experience this issue for the last 3 days, it works selectively. 

I’m hoping someone can help me find a solution. The issue happens both in the browser and the Figma app, so I’m not sure what’s going on.

Here’s what’s happening:

• When I try to copy and paste images into a selected frame, Figma often picks up the wrong content—the last thing I copied instead of the current item.

• The Paste and Replace option (via keyboard shortcut or menu) isn't working correctly either. Instead of replacing the selected item with the copied image, it replaces the selected item with the text of whatever I copied last.

There are moments when it works as expected, but for the most part, it’s not functioning properly. I’ve tried restarting Figma and switching between the browser and app, but the issue persists in both.

if anyone has any suggestions on how to resolve it? I’d really appreciate any help!

Thanks in advance!