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Figma-to-code fidelity
Connect "Faithful translation starts with reading Figma like a system, not a picture" to the decision you would make.
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The bridge between design and engineering runs both directions. You translate Figma into pixel-perfect code and when implementation reveals a flaw the design tool couldn’t show, you propose the fix.
Faithful translation starts with reading Figma like a system, not a picture. Auto-layout maps to flexbox and gap; constraints describe responsive behavior; variants are your component’s state matrix; tokens are the values you should never hardcode.
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Read the structure first; the pixels follow from it
- Figma concept
- Auto-layout
- Code equivalent
- flex / grid + gap
- What to extract
- Direction, gap, padding, alignment, hug vs fill
- Figma concept
- Constraints
- Code equivalent
- Responsive rules
- What to extract
- What pins, what stretches as the container resizes
- Figma concept
- Variants
- Code equivalent
- Component prop matrix
- What to extract
- Every state/size combination the API must express
- Figma concept
- Tokens / styles
- Code equivalent
- CSS variables
- What to extract
- Color, type, spacing, radius - never magic numbers
- Figma concept
- Component instances
- Code equivalent
- Reused components
- What to extract
- Where the design system already has a primitive
| Figma concept | Code equivalent | What to extract |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-layout | flex / grid + gap | Direction, gap, padding, alignment, hug vs fill |
| Constraints | Responsive rules | What pins, what stretches as the container resizes |
| Variants | Component prop matrix | Every state/size combination the API must express |
| Tokens / styles | CSS variables | Color, type, spacing, radius - never magic numbers |
| Component instances | Reused components | Where the design system already has a primitive |
Read the structure first; the pixels follow from it.