Why can’t I paste an image directly into an image component in Figma anymore?

Anybody here?
Figma Support Team?
I need helppppppppppppppppp

I've found the cause!

The issue happens when the image file you’re copying is too large. When I pasted it into an image component in Figma, it did replace the image, but very slowly. I waited a bit longer, and eventually the image appeared.

👉 So if you're pasting an image and nothing happens, try using a smaller file or just wait a little longer. Resizing the image beforehand can also help.

Hope this helps anyone else running into the same problem!

​@Junko3 this solution does not work for me. The video you showed illustrates you are able to do it from outside of Figma.. which is still the case. I can do that no problem.

But when copying an image that is already in Figma, it will not allow me to paste it directly into an image component.

I made a video to show you what I mean: 

Up until a week or so ago I was able to copy an image (as a fill) from another component, and then paste it onto/overwrite the fill of another image or shape. This is no longer working. It just keeps pasting the previously copied image. I think it’s more of a ‘copy’ issue. The image fill of a component is no longer something you can copy.

Please advise.

Thanks.

Copy the original image and then click on this area of the modal containing the image frame, then paste it in.

Good luck!

THANK YOU!!! This has been driving me cray and slowing my workflow significantly for the last few weeks!

Why such an odd little change, no way anyone would know by any sort of intuition that you click the ‘fill’ container (that doesn’t visually show anyway) to do something you’ve always been able to do another way!

Figma I love you, but that is a strange decision - and no tooltip in app to show either

I still can’t get this to paste in to replace an old image tile :-(

I’m using a vector is this why?

Yes probably due to the image format. You should be using .jpg .png etc. if you’re using an image fill

Just save your vector as a png/jpg and you’re good to go

Hello,

For the past few weeks, I've been experiencing a recurring issue:
I can no longer copy/paste an image from one component to another, nor can I paste an image directly from Photoshop into a Figma component. The image only pastes outside of the component, which seriously disrupts my workflow.

My colleagues, on their end, don’t seem to have this problem. So I’m wondering if it could be related to an update or a specific configuration on my machine.

For your information, I’ve already cleared my computer’s cache as well as Figma’s, but it hasn’t changed anything.

Thank you in advance for your help,
Jérôme

I’m having the same issue, started this week. I can’t paste an image from outside Figma into an existing image to replace it. I can’t even copy an image which is in Figma into an image to replace it. The only way I can replace an image is to upload from the computer or ‘create an image’. I wonder if this is a bug since an update I did at the beginning of the week.

This was never an issue. I used to copy an image. open up the fill modal, click on the modal and just paste. Now I need to actually click on the image. This is pretty frustrating as it requires more mouse movement. I should just copy, modal, paste. 

please fix this!!

Jos_Pham wrote:

Greg23 wrote:

​@Junko3 this solution does not work for me. The video you showed illustrates you are able to do it from outside of Figma.. which is still the case. I can do that no problem.

 

But when copying an image that is already in Figma, it will not allow me to paste it directly into an image component.

 

I made a video to show you what I mean: 

 

Up until a week or so ago I was able to copy an image (as a fill) from another component, and then paste it onto/overwrite the fill of another image or shape. This is no longer working. It just keeps pasting the previously copied image. I think it’s more of a ‘copy’ issue. The image fill of a component is no longer something you can copy.

 

Please advise.

Thanks.

Copy the original image and then click on this area of the modal containing the image frame, then paste it in.

Good luck!

This is probably the best solution so far. But this isn’t a great user experience. Please fix this asap Figma Team!