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Feature Request: Search and Find/Replace Within a Selected Frame

  • June 16, 2026
  • 1 reply
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Wajahat

Hi Figma Team,

I’d like to request a feature enhancement for search in Figma: the ability to search within a specific selected frame.

Currently, search appears to work across either the current page or all pages, but there is no option to limit search results to a particular frame. This creates friction when working on large files or dense pages with many frames.

The main issues are:

  1. Searching takes unnecessary time
    When I only need to find one text layer or element inside a specific frame, Figma searches the entire page. This makes finding simple items slower than it needs to be, especially in large design files.
  2. Find and replace cannot be scoped to a frame
    When I want to find and replace text only inside one specific frame, I’m unable to do so safely. Since the search applies more broadly, there’s a risk of changing text elements outside the intended frame.

A useful improvement would be to add a search scope option such as:

Search in:
Current selection / Selected frame / Current page / All pages

This would make search and find/replace much faster, safer, and more precise for designers working with large pages, dashboards, presentations, or multiple layout variations.

Thank you for considering this request.

Best regards,
Wajahat

1 reply

Maty
  • Active Member
  • June 22, 2026

YES

I’m missing this big time, and would be such an easy fix!
Just allow more options in the already present “This Page” combo-box.
This page / All pages / Selection