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How Do You Create a Navigation in Figma?

Last updated on September 29, 2022 @ 12:24 am

Designing a website navigation can be a tricky thing to do. You want it to be easy for users to find their way around, but you also don’t want it to be too cluttered.

Figma is a great tool for designing website navigation because it allows you to easily create and iterate on your designs. In this article, we’ll show you how to create a navigation in Figma.

First, let’s create a new frame. To do this, click on the “+” icon in the left sidebar and select “Frame” from the menu. We’ll call this frame “Navigation”.

Next, we’ll add a rectangle to our frame. This will be our navigation bar. To do this, click on the “Rectangle” tool in the left sidebar and click and drag to create a rectangle the size of our frame.

Now, we’ll add our navigation items. To do this, click on the “Text” tool in the left sidebar and click inside of our rectangle to add some text.

Type out the names of the pages on your website (e.g., Home, About, Contact, etc.) and hit enter to create each new line.

Next, we’ll style our text. To do this, select all of the text by clicking on it and then head over to the right sidebar where it says “Format”.

Here, you can change the font family, size, color, etc. of your text. Play around with different styles until you find something that looks good.

Finally, we’ll add some hover states to our navigation items. To do this, select one of your navigation items and then head over to the “States” tab in the right sidebar.

Here, you can create different versions of your element for different states (e., hover state, active state, etc.). To create a hover state, simply click on the “+” icon and then select “Hover” from the menu that appears. Now, you can make changes to your element that will only be visible when users hover over it with their mouse (e., change the color or font weight).

PRO TIP: When creating a navigation in Figma, be sure to take into account the hierarchy of your pages and the relationships between them. Additionally, think about how users will interact with your navigation, and consider using a consistent layout throughout your design.

That’s all there is to creating a navigation in Figma! By following these steps, you can easily create beautiful and user-friendly navigation for your website.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.