How to Create a Button in Figma - Food Can Components Group

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The design buttons on Figma can be created in different ways by utilizing component and auto-layout properties on the platform. As such, buttons can be customized using labels, sizes, and icons. If you’re not sure how to create buttons on Figma, you’ve come to right place.

This article will explain how to create buttons and how to make the most out of Figma.

Buttons are common elements used when designing a functional user interface. You can create a button in a Figma design. If you’re new to Figma, you must first grasp the basics.

Here’s a step-by-step guide for creating buttons:

You can add colors by creating some using the color picker, or you can access hexadecimal colors from the internet.

The text color within the button depends on whether it contrasts better with a black or white background. You can use both options to see which one works best. If you don’t like any of the options, you can adjust the button style and color.

There are three basic buttons that can be created on Figma.

Primary buttons are solid colors with black or white text. This button draws the users as they use an app. This is how you can create one:

This is usually a white button but outlined with the color you choose. The button text can bear the same color as well. This is the second most important button you can create. It should also draw the user’s eyes.

Tertiary buttons aren’t as important as the first two. They can function as the link, unsubscribe, or back buttons. They are often in plain text and can be underlined in some instances.

You can create a tertiary button that resembles a primary or secondary button. You can also change the stroke width to get better visibility.

With the tools on the platform, you can get hands-on experience using Auto Layout and Text Tool. With step-to-step guidance, creating a button should be relatively simple to achieve. To create a button, you need to create your text layer, convert your text layer to an auto layout frame, and style your button.

In this step, the text tool is used.

Now, you can also play around with font size by increasing or decreasing it.

At this point, the button needs to be tweaked further to make it look glamorous. With the auto layout, you can spice things up a little more. Auto layout is a powerful feature on Figma and can be applied for responsive designs. These designs automatically adapt to changes like content size, object placement, and device type.

The auto layout may be applied to turn layers into frames or to existing frames. To apply the layout to an existing frame, select your text layer, then press the “Shift” “A” shortcut. Once the layout has been applied, you’ll notice some changes.

You may start by adding color.

The next thing is to fix the frame padding. After the letter text is converted to an auto frame layout, a padding is automatically added between the text and the frame boundary. The padding at this point appears equal on all sides. You can change the bottom and top padding to be smaller than the right and left padding.

You can update padding as you please. The left and right padding or the top and bottom padding can be changed at the same time with the shortcuts below:

At this point, the button looks good, but you can still update the label. You need to double-click the text to allow editing. Type the words “Sign up.” The button resizes as you type. This is how you design a button using the auto layout and text tool. You can now try something new, like turning the button into a component or adding a variant.

Figma is used by companies like Uber, Facebook, Google, and Netflix. The clickable button feature makes it easier for designers in such companies to create interactive and clickable buttons. The buttons make navigation much easier on such platforms.

Here’s how to develop such buttons in Figma:

If you hover the cursor over your button, it changes to a hand-like icon. This indicates that the button is now clickable.

Note: When creating the clickable Figma button, always use “On click,” not “On drag.” “On click” allows adding a clickable link to the button possible. “On drag” buttons can’t be clicked.

Figma buttons have variables like theme, state, internal padding, table length, width, and height. By learning how to create buttons on the platform, you can make the most out of Figma and add value-using components within the Figma library.

Have you tried creating buttons on Figma? If so, what was your experience like? Let us know in the comments section below.

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