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October 28, 2021

"Return to instance" shortcut for Figma links

  • October 28, 2021
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Hi!

My team exclusively uses Figma as the source-of-truth for implementation across various verticals: product, design engineering… We heavily rely on deeplinks to cross-reference other relevant files, flows, screens or resources to make the hand-off files easier to navigate for engineers.

Our problem is, after clicking a link that leads to another frame in the same file, there’s no way to go back to the previous page: People need to manually navigate the file hierarchy and sections organisation to retrace their steps. Easy when you’re the person who came up with all these flows and know the file org by heart, but hard for anyone else. 😅

An existing button with similar functionality

A floating action similar to the “Return to instance” button we have when shortcutting to a master component would be ideal. A keyboard shortcut to do that would be good enough. Any thoughts here?

Example of how we use links in our files

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    ARTOZOUL Eloise
    ARTOZOUL Eloise
    New Member
    June 24, 2026

    In our project, we add many internal links to specifications details, which facilitates the timely consultation of information.
    On the other hand, after following an internal link, it lacks a simple way to return to the previous location in the file, such as a floating Back button or a behavior similar to "Return to instance" after navigating to a component definition.
    What do you think about it ?

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