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Variable modes won't apply

  • August 12, 2025
  • 9 replies
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Paxton

Today I noticed that when I try to apply variable modes to page / artboard / layer using Figma on web they won’t apply. I select the option and nothing happens. I use this feature frequently, and it’s working in the desktop app, so it seems like this is a new problem. Anyone else experiencing?

9 replies

Fred_Hon1
  • August 13, 2025

Same here. I’m on my second day of dealing with this.


gusso
  • New Member
  • August 13, 2025

Same here, since yesterday. But it does not work for us using the desktop app either.


Tonianndrenckhahn

we have nested collections and the parent level collection will apply but not the child. started a couple days ago and has been slowly hitting everyone on the team. with a large org this is a huge problem to not be able to swap brand themes


Larz_Hsu
  • New Member
  • August 13, 2025

Do we all have a separate variables library that’s being used by other libraries?


Rinker_Todd
  • New Participant
  • August 14, 2025

Same for me. So far no reply from Figma


Rinker_Todd
  • New Participant
  • August 15, 2025

I have a ticket in to Figma about this, but so far I haven’t received a reply.


Rinker_Todd
  • New Participant
  • August 18, 2025

Problem seems to have been fixed


ksn
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • August 20, 2025

Hey ​@Rinker_Todd! Thank you for confirming - I saw on the surface level that you had gotten in touch with someone on our technical quality team. If you have time, could you let me know how you were able to resolve the issue on your end? Would be much appreciated to have here just in case others can try some of the actions you took to get things working again.


Rinker_Todd
  • New Participant
  • August 20, 2025

Hi ksn -

Really not much to report. I submitted a couple of tickets last week, and Monday it was working again!

Thanks

TR