CSS properties export in Figma - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

Recall & Review

beginner

What is the purpose of exporting CSS properties from Figma?

Exporting CSS properties from Figma helps developers get exact style details like colors, fonts, and spacing to use in their code, ensuring design and development match perfectly.

beginner

Which Figma feature allows you to view CSS code for a selected design element?

The 'Inspect' panel in Figma shows CSS properties for any selected element, making it easy to copy styles directly.

beginner

Name three common CSS properties you can export from Figma.

Common CSS properties exported include color, font-size, and margin or padding values.

intermediate

Why is it important to check units (like px, rem) when exporting CSS from Figma?

Checking units ensures the styles behave correctly on different screens and match the design intent, avoiding layout issues.

beginner

How can exporting CSS from Figma improve collaboration between designers and developers?

It provides a clear, shared language of styles, reducing guesswork and speeding up development by giving developers exact style code.

Which Figma panel shows CSS properties for a selected element?

A Inspect panel

B Layers panel

C Assets panel

D Prototype panel

The Inspect panel displays CSS properties for selected elements.

What CSS property would you expect to export for text color from Figma?

A color

B font-weight

C border-color

D background-color

The 'color' property controls text color in CSS.

Why should you verify units like px or rem when exporting CSS from Figma?

A To ensure correct font family

B To avoid layout and scaling issues

C To change colors automatically

D To export images

Units affect how styles scale and display on different devices.

Which of these is NOT typically exported as a CSS property from Figma?

A font-size

B box-shadow

C margin

D animation duration

Animation duration is usually not part of static CSS export from Figma.

How does exporting CSS from Figma help developers?

A It creates new design files

B It changes the design automatically

C It provides exact style code to use

D It exports data tables

Developers get exact CSS code to match the design.

Explain how the Inspect panel in Figma helps with CSS properties export.

Think about how developers get style info from designs.

Describe why checking CSS units is important when exporting styles from Figma.

Consider how styles look on different screen sizes.

Practice

1. What is the main benefit of exporting CSS properties from Figma's Inspect panel?

easy

A. It provides ready-to-use style code for faster web development.

B. It automatically creates HTML structure for your website.

C. It exports images in multiple formats for design use.

D. It generates JavaScript code for interactive elements.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of CSS export in Figma

   Exporting CSS properties gives developers the exact styles used in the design, such as colors, fonts, and spacing.

2. Step 2: Identify what the Inspect panel provides

   The Inspect panel shows CSS code snippets that can be copied and used directly in web development, speeding up the process.

3. Final Answer:

   It provides ready-to-use style code for faster web development. -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   CSS export = ready-to-use styles [OK]

Hint: Remember: Inspect panel exports CSS styles, not HTML or JS [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing CSS export with HTML or JavaScript generation
• Thinking images are exported as CSS
• Assuming CSS export creates interactive code

2. Which of the following is the correct CSS syntax snippet you might copy from Figma's Inspect panel for a text color?

easy

A. text-color: #FF5733;

B. font-color = #FF5733;

C. color: #FF5733;

D. color == '#FF5733';

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall standard CSS syntax for color

   CSS uses the property color followed by a colon and the color value ending with a semicolon.

2. Step 2: Compare options to standard CSS

   color: #FF5733; matches the correct syntax: color: #FF5733;. Others use invalid syntax or property names.

3. Final Answer:

   color: #FF5733; -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   CSS color syntax = property: value; [OK]

Hint: CSS properties use colon and semicolon, not equals signs [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using equals sign (=) instead of colon (:)
• Using incorrect property names like font-color or text-color
• Missing semicolon at the end

3. Given this CSS snippet copied from Figma's Inspect panel:

font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 24px;

What will be the font weight and size applied to the text?

medium

A. Font weight 700 (bold), font size 16 pixels

B. Font weight normal, font size 24 pixels

C. Font weight 400, font size 16 pixels

D. Font weight 700, font size 24 pixels

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify font-weight value

   The snippet shows font-weight: 700; which means bold weight.

2. Step 2: Identify font-size value

   The snippet shows font-size: 16px; meaning the text size is 16 pixels.

3. Final Answer:

   Font weight 700 (bold), font size 16 pixels -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   font-weight 700 + font-size 16px = Font weight 700 (bold), font size 16 pixels [OK]

Hint: 700 font-weight means bold; font-size uses px units [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing line-height with font-size
• Assuming 700 is normal weight
• Mixing up font-size and line-height values

4. You copied this CSS from Figma but the background color is not applying:

background-color #00FF00;

What is the error and how to fix it?

medium

A. Missing semicolon; fix to background-color #00FF00;;

B. Missing colon after property name; fix to background-color: #00FF00;

C. Property name is wrong; use bg-color: #00FF00;

D. Color code is invalid; fix to background-color: green;

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify CSS syntax error

   The snippet misses a colon after background-color, which is required in CSS.

2. Step 2: Correct the syntax

   Adding the colon and semicolon fixes it: background-color: #00FF00;.

3. Final Answer:

   Missing colon after property name; fix to background-color: #00FF00; -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   CSS needs colon after property [OK]

Hint: CSS properties always need colon between name and value [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Forgetting colon after property name
• Using wrong property names like bg-color
• Thinking semicolon is optional before fixing colon

5. You want to export CSS for a Figma design that uses a shadow effect. Which CSS property should you expect to copy from the Inspect panel to replicate the shadow on a website?

hard

A. shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);

B. text-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);

C. shadow-effect: 0 4px 6px black;

D. box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify shadow type in design

   For general element shadows (like boxes), CSS uses box-shadow. For text shadows, it uses text-shadow.

2. Step 2: Match Figma shadow export

   Figma exports box shadows as box-shadow with offset and color values.

3. Final Answer:

   box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Box shadows use box-shadow property [OK]

Hint: Box shadows use box-shadow; text shadows use text-shadow [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using non-existent properties like shadow-color or shadow-effect
• Confusing text-shadow with box-shadow
• Omitting rgba color format