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How can I see where I used my color tokens in Figma?

  • December 6, 2023
  • 2 replies
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Aram4

As a designer, I want to see where I used a specific color token in my design system project and have a preview when making color changes.

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y_toku
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 2317 replies
  • December 7, 2023

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out!

In terms of where the instances are used, there’s a plugin called Instance Finder: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/741895659787979282. Unfortunately, Figma isn’t currently offering the feature. We’re aware of this topic, so please vote: https://forum.figma.com/t/see-where-component-is-used-find-component-instances-across-files/30851. You can also search by ⌘/Ctrl F to find layers, which is also helpful.

Regarding the preview when making color changes, if you are using instances within the same file as your main components, Figma applies changes immediately. If the components are published to a library, you need to publish those changes to see those updates in subscribed files. When you publish the libraries, you can view a list of changes to the library. This details any styles and components added, modified, or removed. You can check more details here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025508373-Publish-a-library

I hope this clarifies your questions! If you have further questions, please feel free to post.

Thanks,
Toku


Koen3
  • New Member
  • 3 replies
  • February 26, 2025

1 up. We’re cleaning up the design system semantic tokens and I want to check if we have any unused tokens and remove them.


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