Hello @Becky_Birch, Thanks for reaching out! I totally understand how frustrating this can be.

Just to confirm, you’re looking to find out where variables from the ‘Used variables’ collection have been applied in your file, right?

If that’s the case, I’ve found a couple of plugins that might help you identify which variables are being used in a file or page. Have a look at these:

• Find Variables


• Variable Vision

Please check them out! And remember, you’re always welcome to explore our community at https://www.figma.com/community on your own.

I hope this helps clear things up a bit. If anyone else in our community has been through a similar situation and has some insights or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to share.

Thank you,

hey did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue and it is very terrible to deal with.

I have the same issue, i’m trying re-direct all the token “used” to the “local token” but it still’s showing @Becky_Birch

Does it mean if I replace those “used variables” with the “local variables” , the “use variables” list will disappear from the

file?

Hi there, Thank you for getting in touch with us.

If you see the variable in the design file, it indicates that the variable is being used somewhere within the file. You may find the plugins mentioned above helpful in locating the variable.

If the variable continues to appear even though it’s not being used anywhere in the file, you can check out this helpful walkthrough from our Designer Advocate, Miggi:

If you are on UI3:

If the above doesn’t solve the issue, I recommend reaching out directly to our support team so they can take a look at your file: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

When reaching out, please remember to include the following details:

• Your Figma account email


• Recording or Screenshots of the issue


• The URLs of the affected file and any related library files, add support-share@figma.com as an editor of those files(this will not affect your billing)

Thanks for your assistance and understanding!

The variables vision plugin was the only thing helping me figure out where Figma “claimed” a variable was used. Seemingly, when a variable mode is changed and the variable itself deleted, you can no longer see that the mode for the variable was changed, but it also prevents you from removing its connection altogether. It’s crazy that the ability to make this visible needs to come from a plugin instead of natively supported…