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Same variable name works if created in main and branch in parallel

  • November 25, 2025
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Phil_815

Hi,

normally, when you try to create a second variable with the same name (next to next), Figma returns this issue:

Variable names must be unique within a collection

 

But, if a variable doesn’t exist yet and will be created in the main and branch in parallel, and you then merge the branch, you have a duplicated variable.

Since, Figma doesn’t normally allow doubled names, this looks like a bug.

variable duplication with same name