Important Notice: The Tokens Studio plugin is no longer used with Ant Design System for Figma version 5.11 and above. This is because we have transitioned to using Figma's native variable support. If you still want to use Tokens Studio with Ant Design System for Figma, please use version 5.9.
What is Figma Tokens?
Tokens Studio for Figma (also known as Figma Tokens) is a plugin for Figma that allows users to integrate design tokens into their Figma designs. Design tokens are small pieces of data that define the design elements of a user interface, such as colors, typography, and spacing. By using Figma Tokens in Ant Design System for Figma, designers can use design tokens that can be easily shared and updated across their projects.
For example, the "borderRadius" token is a design element that determines the roundness of the corners of UI elements such as buttons, input fields, and cards. If the borderRadius token is set to 6 pixels, then all elements that use the borderRadius token will have a border radius of 6 pixels. If the borderRadius token is changed to 12 pixels, then all elements that use the borderRadius token will have their border radius changed to 12 pixels.
The Ant Design System for Figma allows designers to easily change the value of a token and have that change applied to all elements that use the token. This can be a useful way to quickly update the appearance of a design and ensure that it is consistent across all elements. It can also help designers to create designs that are easier to maintain, as they only need to modify a single value in order to update the appearance of multiple elements.
How to install the Figma Tokens plugin?
Before you start working with Ant Design System for Figma, make sure to install the Tokens Studio for Figma (Figma Tokens) plugin so you can access and customize the UI kit easily. To install the plugin, click on the Try it out button in the top right corner of the Figma Community file.
Do I need a pro version of the Figma Tokens plugin?
No. All features available in Ant Design System for Figma will work with the free version of the Figma Tokens plugin. However, you should definitely check out the pro version because it allows for GitHub branch switching.
Learn more about Figma Tokens
If you are interested in exploring all features available in the Figma Tokens plugin, you should visit their documentation page under this link.
FAQs
Design tokens are a method for managing design properties and values across a design system. Each token stores a piece of information—such as color, sizing, spacing, font, animations, and so on. To make them easier to refer to, each token also gets a name.
What is a token design system? ›
What's a design token? link. Design tokens represent the small, repeated design decisions that make up a design system's visual style. Tokens replace static values, such as hex codes for color, with self-explanatory names.
What is the Figma design system? ›
Figma allows teams to standardize styles, variables, and components so that everything from color to padding scales seamlessly across your products and brands. Component libraries contain the building blocks of a product. This might include individual components, layouts and templates, and interaction patterns.
How do you get tokens in Figma? ›
Login to your Figma account. Head to Settings from the top-left menu inside Figma. Find the Personal access tokens section. Click Generate new token to open the configuration modal.
Are design tokens worth it? ›
They provide a common language and naming convention that can be used across all platforms and frameworks, ensuring that design elements remain consistent. What are some examples of design tokens? Examples include storing color values, dimensions, spacing, padding, animation times, and interaction rules, such as color.
What is the difference between design tokens and styles? ›
Styles vs Tokens
Styles and tokens are both ways to store and manage design elements in Figma. However, they have different strengths and weaknesses. Styles are more flexible and can be used to store a wider variety of values. For example, you can use styles to store colors, fonts, spacing, and even animations.
What is the backbone of Figma design system? ›
In Figma, you can use variables and styles to create a consistent and scalable design system. Variables and styles help define the core elements that can be reused across your designs.
How long would it take to learn Figma? ›
While the amount of time it takes to learn Figma can vary from person to person, most people can learn Figma in a single day of training. Several factors can impact the amount of time it takes to learn Figma include previous experience with other prototyping apps and collaboration tools and prior design experience.
What is the difference between Figma and Sketch design systems? ›
One difference is the terminology used. In Sketch, you work with Artboards, whereas in Figma, you work with Frames. Symbols in Sketch are called Components in Figma. However, this really is just a matter of wording, and if you're familiar with Sketch, you'll soon find your way around Figma.
How to see tokens in Figma? ›
You can select any layer and click on the Inspect tab of the plugin to view all the tokens that are applied.
💡Design Tokens are not variables
Tokens are design decisions that are platform-agnostic and can be moved, transformed, or adapted across different platforms, unlike variables which are specific implementations of these tokens.
What are design tokens comprised of? ›
By “core styles” I mean indivisible pieces of an interface like colors, font-sizes, spaces, animations, shadows, z-indexes, breakpoints and so on… These central and tiny pieces of UI information will be used across several platform during the conception of a digital product. They're called: design tokens .
How do you import Figma tokens? ›
Importing design tokens from Figma styles
- In the Tokens section, click Create token set.
- Enter Token set name and select Create.
- Select Figma as the token source.
- Choose the connected Figma file from which you want to import styles. ...
- Preview your import and hit 'Finish' if you're happy.
You can add design tokens in Adobe XD to provide customized common names to colors and character styles that are present in the Assets panel. With design tokens, you don't need to remember long and complex hexadecimal codes and CSS snippets for your assets. You can add simpler names that are easy to recognize.
