Figma to Code

Overview

This skill converts Figma designs into production-ready frontend components. It extracts layout structure, spacing, typography, colors, and interactive states from designs and generates clean, responsive code using the team's existing tech stack and design system.

Instructions

Getting Design Information

There are three ways to receive design input:

1. Figma URL — Extract via Figma REST API:

   curl -s -H "X-Figma-Token: $FIGMA_TOKEN" \
     "https://api.figma.com/v1/files/<file_key>/nodes?ids=<node_id>"
   

   Parse the JSON response for layout, styles, and component structure.

2. Screenshot/Image — Analyze the image visually to identify:

   • Layout grid (columns, gutters, margins)
   • Component hierarchy (cards, headers, lists, forms)
   • Typography scale (headings, body, captions)
   • Color palette and spacing patterns

3. Exported Design Tokens — Parse JSON/CSS design tokens directly.

Generating Components

1. Identify the component tree — Break the design into a hierarchy:

   • Page → Sections → Components → Elements
   • Map each to a React/Vue component or HTML section

2. Extract design tokens:

   • Colors: Map to CSS custom properties or theme variables
   • Typography: Font family, size, weight, line-height, letter-spacing
   • Spacing: Padding, margin, gap values — normalize to a spacing scale (4px base)
   • Border radius, shadows, opacity

3. Generate the code following these rules:

   • Use semantic HTML (<nav>, <main>, <article>, <section>)
   • Use CSS Grid or Flexbox for layout — never absolute positioning for flow content
   • Make it responsive: mobile-first, use clamp() for fluid typography
   • Use the team's existing component library if specified (e.g., Tailwind, shadcn/ui, MUI)
   • Extract repeated patterns into reusable components
   • Add proper ARIA attributes for accessibility

4. Handle responsive breakpoints:

   • If the design shows multiple viewport sizes, implement all of them
   • If only desktop is shown, create sensible mobile breakpoints:
     • Stack horizontal layouts vertically below 768px
     • Collapse navigation to a hamburger menu
     • Adjust font sizes with clamp()

5. Handle interactive states:

   • Hover, focus, active, disabled states
   • Loading skeletons where data is dynamic
   • Empty states and error states if visible in the design

Output Structure

Deliver code as individual files:

components/
  ComponentName/
    ComponentName.tsx       # Component code
    ComponentName.module.css # Styles (or .tailwind if using Tailwind)
    index.ts                # Re-export

Examples

Example 1: Pricing Card from Figma Screenshot

User provides: Screenshot of a pricing card with three tiers

Agent output:

// components/PricingCard/PricingCard.tsx
interface PricingCardProps {
  name: string;
  price: number;
  period: "monthly" | "yearly";
  features: string[];
  highlighted?: boolean;
  onSelect: () => void;
}

export function PricingCard({ name, price, period, features, highlighted, onSelect }: PricingCardProps) {
  return (
    <article className={`${styles.card} ${highlighted ? styles.highlighted : ""}`}>
      <h3 className={styles.planName}>{name}</h3>
      <div className={styles.price}>
        <span className={styles.currency}>$</span>
        <span className={styles.amount}>{price}</span>
        <span className={styles.period}>/{period === "monthly" ? "mo" : "yr"}</span>
      </div>
      <ul className={styles.features} role="list">
        {features.map((feature) => (
          <li key={feature} className={styles.feature}>
            <CheckIcon aria-hidden="true" />
            {feature}
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>
      <button className={styles.cta} onClick={onSelect}>
        Get started
      </button>
    </article>
  );
}

Example 2: Dashboard Layout from Figma URL

User provides: Figma URL to a dashboard with sidebar navigation, stats cards, and a data table

Agent extracts from API:

Layout: 240px fixed sidebar + fluid main content
Grid: Stats row (4 columns) + full-width table below
Colors: --bg-primary: #0F172A, --bg-surface: #1E293B, --accent: #3B82F6
Type scale: heading-lg: 24/32 Inter 600, body: 14/20 Inter 400

Agent generates: Sidebar component, StatsGrid component, DataTable component with responsive collapse behavior, and a shared theme file with extracted design tokens.

Guidelines

• Always ask which framework/library the team uses before generating code
• Prefer the team's existing design system tokens over hardcoded values
• Don't generate pixel values from designs without normalizing to a consistent scale
• Include alt text placeholders for images and meaningful ARIA labels
• Generate TypeScript interfaces for all component props
• If the design has inconsistent spacing, normalize it and flag the discrepancies
• Test responsive behavior — the design may only show one viewport size
• Never hardcode content strings — make them props or use i18n keys