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Bauke_Schildt
Active Member
September 7, 2026
Question

Bug: Unexpected behavior for variant order (Figma Design)

This is a weird one…

I have a component in a library that has variants for sizes, in order from smallest to biggest:

Component: variant property order

 

When I insert the component instance in a different Figma file, the order is screwed up, and the smallest option appears at the end:
 

Instance: variant property order



Fun part: This only happens if the instance is inserted in a different Figma file. If I insert the component instant (via the Assets tab) in the actual library it is in, this doesn’t happen.

And yes, this is the published version of the component. We only found out because a designer asked us to fix the order, but on our side it looked good...

 

2 replies

Matthew Shea
New Member
September 21, 2026

I keep encountering this. It is very annoying.

Jaycee Lewis
Figmate
Figmate
September 21, 2026

Hey ​@Bauke_Schildt 👋 Thanks for reporting. I want to confirm this is:

  • still occurring
  • separate from the support ticket we opened previously

If yes to both, I’ll get this logged in its own ticket.

​@Matthew Shea would you be able to provide a screen recording of the issue occurring. And inviting  support-share@figma.com  as a viewer to the file. Adding support as a viewer won't affect your billing or take up a seat on your team

Thank y’all! — Jaycee