LAUNCHED: Please show Variable's description in tooltip on hover

We also utilise descriptions and have no idea where it shows up, It used to be on hover for styles and also in the inspect panel

This feature has been invaluable to our team! Especially, when someone needs to know the hex code of a color value.

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This is a must have feature, I don’t even know how anybody can use variables for light/dark themes without an “on hover” tooltip. Would be even better if on hover you could see the theme conversions (like, see the color in the other themes).
Please Figma 🙏

Same. Slightly maddening. Please help.

Please fix this. Variables could be so powerful, but since Figma is missing basic features like these, it’s hard to go all in on the concept.

Yeah, variable descriptions are mostly useless without this feature. Needs a way to be more visible to users of our design system. Especially having number variables for things like gaps and spacing, would love to be able to utilize descriptions in this way to highlight when to use which numbers

Figma’s Adobification just began. a lot of features, but the essential doesn’t works.

Ok Variables is a beta and bla bla bla, but we need the basic.

The created the variables feature to sell Dev Mode.

My company is planning to change Figma by other tool, more stable.

Please fix this, variable descriptions are mostly useless without this feature.

It’s showing on Grid view but it should show on list view as well

I see the problem, and I understand it, but until this feature will be added, but In my opinion there si a beetter way to solve the confusion in the teams.

Instead of consuming the base color variables directly, you can create a semantic collection of variable aliases that point to the base variables. like: action-primary >>> red-100

This way you create a more scalable system where you can also easly change an alias.

A solid implementation is on the Radix Theme Figma file: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1280428825266545105