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Harald_Skogland
Harald_Skogland
Active Member
May 11, 2022

Shortcut for add variant

  • May 11, 2022
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Is there a shortcut for add variant to a single component? (i.e. starting a multi-variant component from a non-variant component.) I can’t find it. It would be nice to have a keyboard shortcut for this.

‘Add variant’ is available with right-clicking a non-variant component, but this is the context-menu. If it was in the Mac OS menu I could add a custom Mac OS shortcut but it’s not listed there.

    8 replies

    Fred_Tinsel
    Fred_Tinsel
    Active Member
    May 11, 2022

    Yeap there is missing an add variant button in the interface.

    For me, it was long to think of the right click option.

    I vote for a restoration of the add variant cta

      Alexandre_Istrasoft
      Alexandre_Istrasoft
      May 11, 2022

      There is one, and it’s now in the top toolbar

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        Harald_Skogland
        Harald_SkoglandAuthor
        Active Member
        May 12, 2022

        Yes, the button exists and it’s now appears to only be available in top bar. I would prefer to have it in the Inspect panel as well, as it used to be. I guess there’s been a ton of work put in to the redesign of the Inspect panel with the new release and it was removed.
        But it would be very nice to have a keyboard shortcut for this action regardless.

          Shamnadtalrop
          Shamnadtalrop
          May 16, 2022

          Every time after creating a component we have to click the add variant icon in Figma. A shortcut for adding variants may save some time.

            Jasper4
            Jasper4
            March 30, 2023

            I would love to have a shortcut for it, instead of navigating to the top. #loveShortcuts

              Anonymous
              June 28, 2023

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              djv
              Figmate
              djv
              Community Support
              January 8, 2024

              Thanks all for the feedback!

              We’ll pass this onto the team for future consideration.

                brunot
                brunot
                New Member
                May 29, 2025

                It’s so off putting every time I have to create a component and a variant now. I finally found the ‘option + command + k’ shortcut for making a frame into a component and it would be even more amazing if I could use that same shortcut, when already selecting a component, and it would create a new variant. Please please :) 

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