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Variable applied to dimensions of icons recent bug.

  • August 27, 2026
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Mr_Nobody

Hi, So our team DS system icons its pretty much all setup with a locked aspect ratio + a variable applied. This is from all the way back when these options were announced, I think was sometime last year, anyways. Recently we dont know why happened, But the aspect variable applied to that icon that is nested in a button (for example) can't be change anymore when using it across the any page. 

I think was up till few weeks ago all of that was working well but not it isn't. Please see attached images

 

I tried creating a new button and nest any icon into it, then create a component out of it, inside. the component u can see the dimensions of the icon still has that variable applied, and I can just click on it and change the size easily. But once I copy that component and put it on any frame outside , the dimension variable doesn't show as applied anymore. 

And BTW all of this is happening across the whole platform which is dozens of files, this file im showing here is a the demo page inside the design system , so is not even about unpublished variables cuz they are all here.

 

Please we need some urgent help with this as the whole DS was design around this function working properly.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

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Celyn_L
Figmate
  • Figmate
  • August 27, 2026

Hi ​@Mr_Nobody, Celyn from the Figma Community Support team here. Thanks for sharing these details and screenshots!

I understand that the dimension variable applied to your nested icons remains visible and adjustable within the main component, but no longer appears to remain applied when the component is used as an instance elsewhere. 

I understand the time sensitivity of this and I’ve gone ahead and created a support ticket for you so the team can take a closer look at the soonest. Your ticket number is #2096147.

It will be really helpful if you could reply directly to the ticket with a link to the impacted file, and invite support-share@figma.com with “Can View” access (this won’t impact your billing and will allow us to reproduce the issue and investigate further with Engineering).

Someone from the team will be reaching out via your ticket soon, so please keep an eye on your inbox. Thanks again for taking the time to document this so clearly!