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Libraries: Variables not publishing (stuck in Hidden)

  • August 29, 2025
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Marie Guinot

Hi everyone,

I created a library with color variables, but when I publish the library, my colors don’t get published – they only appear under Hidden.

  • They are not set as “Hidden from publishing,” so I don’t understand why they stay hidden.

  • If I create new colors, they also appear under Hidden.

  • I already tried duplicating my file, but the variables remain hidden.

  • Also, when I copy a component into another file, I don’t get the message “pasted with unpublished variables.”

I really don’t want to rebuild everything from scratch. Does anyone know what’s going on or how to fix this?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Best answer by Marie Guinot

Update / Solution
I actually found the solution 10 minutes after posting 


I just renamed my variable collection (from “couleurs” to “colors”), and then everything worked fine!

Hopefully this helps someone else who runs into the same issue

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Marie Guinot
  • Marie Guinot
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  • August 29, 2025

Update / Solution
I actually found the solution 10 minutes after posting 


I just renamed my variable collection (from “couleurs” to “colors”), and then everything worked fine!

Hopefully this helps someone else who runs into the same issue

Celine_
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Figmate
  • Celine_
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  • August 29, 2025

Hey Marie, glad to hear you’ve found a fix and, thank you for sharing this workaround 🙏

It’ll surely help others facing the same issue!

Wirkkarl
  • Wirkkarl
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  • August 31, 2025

Hi everyone,

I created a library with color variables, but when I publish the library, my colors don’t get published – they only appear under Hidden.

  • They are not set as “Hidden from publishing,” so I don’t understand why they stay hidden.

  • If I create new colors, they also appear under Hidden.

  • I already tried duplicating my file, but the variables remain hidden.

  • Also, when I copy a component into another file, I don’t get the message “pasted with unpublished variables.”

I really don’t want to rebuild everything from scratch. Does anyone know what’s going on or how to fix this?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Hey! I’ve run into similar issues with Figma libraries before — sometimes the variables just don’t publish correctly, and it’s super frustrating. One thing that helps me is keeping a clear log of what I’ve published and what’s still hidden, which I actually track in Phonexa for other projects. It’s not a direct fix, but having everything organized helps me spot patterns and avoid rebuilding from scratch. Hopefully someone here has a more Figma-specific workaround too!

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