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How do you convert a Figma design to react?

Last updated on September 24, 2022 @ 6:38 pm

How to Convert a Figma Design to React

If you’re looking to convert a Figma design to React, the first step is to export your design as a .FBX or .OBJ file.

Once you have your design file ready, you’ll need to import it into React. React will automatically detect which components in your design are components, and which are stateless props.

Once you have your React components in place, the next step is to create a stateless component for each of your stateless props. In this example, we’ll create a header component to hold our title and subtitle.

export default { stateless : { header : { title : ‘Figma to React’ , subtitle : ‘A guide to converting your Figma design to React’ } } }

PRO TIP: When converting a Figma design to React, it is important to be aware that not all elements will translate directly. In particular, Figma’s auto-layout and grid features can cause problems when converting to React because they do not map cleanly to React’s flexbox model. It is therefore advisable to take a careful and thoughtful approach when converting Figma designs to React.

Now that we have our stateless components in place, we can start to wire them together. In this example, we’ll create a render function that will take our stateless header component and pass it the title and subtitle from our stateless title and subtitle components, respectively.

render ( { title , subtitle } ) { return ( < header title = { title } subtitle = { subtitle } /> ) }

Finally, we’ll need to create a React component to display our design. In this example, we’ll create a simple React component that will render our header and title components.

render ( { header , title } ) { return ( < div className = "container" > < h1 className = "header" > Figma to React < / h1 > < div className = "subtitle" > A guide to converting your Figma design to React < / div > < / div > ) }

Conclusion

In this article, we have shown how to convert a Figma design to React. By following these simple steps, you can easily create React components that mimic the functionality of your original Figma components.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

Devops woman in trade, tech explorer and problem navigator.