Component set best practices in Figma - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

Sample Data

This data shows a simple component set with variants for buttons and input fields, illustrating best practices for naming and organizing component properties.

Cell	Value
A1	Component Name
B1	Variant Property
C1	Property Value
A2	Button
B2	State
C2	Default
A3	Button
B3	State
C3	Hover
A4	Button
B4	State
C4	Pressed
A5	Input Field
B5	Size
C5	Small
A6	Input Field
B6	Size
C6	Large

Formula Trace

COUNTIF(B2:B6, "State")

Step 1: Range B2:B6 values = ["State", "State", "State", "Size", "Size"]

Step 2: COUNTIF(B2:B6, "State") counts how many times "State" appears

Cell Reference Map

    A           B           C
1 | Component Name | Variant Property | Property Value
2 | Button        | State            | Default
3 | Button        | State            | Hover
4 | Button        | State            | Pressed
5 | Input Field   | Size             | Small
6 | Input Field   | Size             | Large

Formula references cells B2 to B6 for variant properties.

The formula counts how many variants have the property 'State' by looking at cells B2 through B6.

Result

    A           B           C           D
1 | Component Name | Variant Property | Property Value | Count of 'State'
2 | Button        | State            | Default        | 3
3 | Button        | State            | Hover          |
4 | Button        | State            | Pressed        |
5 | Input Field   | Size             | Small          |
6 | Input Field   | Size             | Large          |

The count of variants with the property 'State' is 3, shown in cell D2, helping designers understand how many state variants exist in the component set.

Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

How many variants have the property 'State' in the component set?

A 5

B 2

C 3

D 1

Key Result

COUNTIF(range, "value") counts how many times 'value' appears in the specified range.