Here’s the Clear-Cut Way to Build a Component in Framer
A UX Collective guide to building reusable components in Framer: identifying elements, creating variables, managing variants, and exposing them in parent components.
Why we picked it
Components are the backbone of scalable Framer sites. This article translates Figma-component habits into Framer’s variable-and-variant model.
What you’ll learn
- Create a new component and define its elements
- Build Default, Hover, and Active variants
- Add text, color, and link variables for instances
- Expose nested component variables in parent components
Who it’s for
Designers moving from Figma who want to build reusable Framer components.
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