A complete guide to Figma component properties

Find out what it is, how to use it, and more pro tips

Updated on October 10, 2022

In May 2022, Figma launched some new features during Config 2022 (Figma annual conference), but there is one I think is the most powerful: component properties.

During the last two months, I have been playing with this feature, and here is a guide that covers all the information about component properties.

This guide will show you how to use the feature and when it is useful. At the end of this article, I will share two files I built with the feature and some links to learn more about it.

To help you better understand this topic, I added many gifs to this article.

What are component properties?

A component property is a feature that lets you create many options for each component without creating many variants. In the past, we had to create a variant for each option. Using component properties, we can build logic within the component that gives us the same options but with fewer variants.

Why component properties?

The main reason for using component properties is that it reduces the number of variants we need to…