CSS properties export in Figma - Real Business Scenario

Scenario Mode

👤 Your Role: You are a UI designer working closely with the development team.

📋 Request: Your manager wants you to prepare a report showing the CSS properties used in the latest design mockups exported from Figma. This will help developers implement the styles accurately.

📊 Data: You have access to Figma design files with various UI components. Each component has CSS properties like color, font-size, margin, padding, and border styles.

🎯 Deliverable: Create a report listing the CSS properties extracted from the Figma designs, organized by component, with values clearly shown. Include a summary visualization of the most common CSS properties used.

Sample Data

Component	CSS Property	Value
Button Primary	background-color	#007BFF
Button Primary	font-size	16px
Button Primary	padding	12px 24px
Header	font-family	Roboto, sans-serif
Header	font-weight	700
Header	color	#333333
Card	box-shadow	0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
Card	border-radius	8px
Card	padding	16px
Footer	background-color	#F8F9FA
Footer	font-size	14px
Footer	color	#666666

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Step 1: Open the Figma design file and select each UI component you want to analyze.

No formula needed; manual selection in Figma.

Expected Result

You have selected components like Button Primary, Header, Card, and Footer.

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Step 2: Use Figma's Inspect panel to view the CSS properties for each selected component.

No formula; use Inspect panel to see CSS properties such as background-color, font-size, padding, etc.

Expected Result

You see CSS properties and their values for each component.

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Step 3: Export or copy the CSS properties from Figma for each component into a spreadsheet or table format.

Organize data as: Component | CSS Property | Value

Expected Result

A table listing all CSS properties per component, like the sample_data.

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Step 4: Create a summary visualization showing the frequency of CSS properties used across all components.

Count occurrences of each CSS property and create a bar chart with CSS Property on X-axis and Count on Y-axis.

Expected Result

A bar chart showing properties like padding, font-size, color, background-color with their usage counts.

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Step 5: Compile the table and the summary chart into a report document or dashboard for the development team.

Use any reporting tool or presentation software to combine the table and chart with clear titles and labels.

Expected Result

A clear report showing CSS properties per component and a summary visualization.

Final Result

CSS Properties Report

Component       | CSS Property     | Value
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Button Primary  | background-color | #007BFF
Button Primary  | font-size        | 16px
Button Primary  | padding          | 12px 24px
Header          | font-family      | Roboto, sans-serif
Header          | font-weight      | 700
Header          | color            | #333333
Card            | box-shadow       | 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
Card            | border-radius    | 8px
Card            | padding          | 16px
Footer          | background-color | #F8F9FA
Footer          | font-size        | 14px
Footer          | color            | #666666

Summary Chart (CSS Property Usage):

padding         | ###
font-size       | ###
color           | ###
background-color| ##
font-family     | #
font-weight     | #
box-shadow      | #
border-radius   | #

✓Padding and font-size are the most commonly used CSS properties across components.

✓Background-color is used in Button Primary and Footer components.

✓Font-family and font-weight are specific to the Header component.

✓Card component uses box-shadow and border-radius for styling.

Bonus Challenge

Create an automated script or plugin that extracts CSS properties from Figma files and generates the report automatically.

Show Hint

Explore Figma API to programmatically access design data and parse CSS properties.