Duplicate Components in Figma
3 min readJan 1, 2022
In this quick post, we’ll take you through how to duplicate a component in Figma.
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Duplicate component
- First, select and hold CRTL or Command + C to copy the component frame.
- Past your component with CRTL or Command + V .
At this point, you’ve created an instance of the component.
- Next, select the Component Instance and head to the right-hand sidebar.
- Go to the Instance section and hit the three dots icon.
- In the drop-down menu, select Detach Instance.
- Now, go to the center top-bar menu and hit the Create component icon.
- Go to the assets tap in the left-hand sidebar to preview your duplicated component.
Duplicate multiple component
- Select all the components you want to duplicate and hold CRTL or Command + C to copy.
- Now, hit CTRL or COMMAND + V to past.
For now all we’ve done is creating instances of our components.
- Next, let’s select all our Components Instances and go to the right-hand sidebar.
- Go to the Instance section and hit the three dots icon.
- In the drop-down menu, select Detach Instance.
- Now let’s create multiple components by selecting ****all the buttons frames, then head to the top-bar menu and hit the arrow besides the Create component icon.
- In the drop-down menu, select Create multiple components.
- Go to the assets tap in the left-hand sidebar to preview your duplicated component.
That’s everything about duplicating components in Figma. In the next posts we’ll cover more concerning Figma components.
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Originally published at https://www.captain-design.com on January 1, 2022.
