Figma is a vector graphics editor and prototyping tool – the company is headquartered in San Francisco, and was founded in 2012 by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace. The Figma desktop app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Figma has been gaining popularity lately as a design tool, due in part to its ease of use and collaborative features. One of the things that sets Figma apart from other design tools is its ability to natively import .json files.
What is .json?
.json (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write.
It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition – December 1999.
.json is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages (C, C++, JavaScript, etc.). These properties make .json an ideal data-interchange language.
So why would you want to use .json with Figma?
There are a few reasons:
- .json files are easy to read and write
- .json files are easy for machines to parse and generate
- .json files are language independent
- .json files are human readable
- .json files can be used with any programming language
JSON support in Figma:
Figma has great support for JSON data. You can use JSON data in any layer property in Figma.
To do this, simply create a new property in the layer options panel, and select “JSON” from the dropdown menu. You can then paste your JSON data into the property field.
What you can do with JSON data in Figma:
- >> You can use JSON data to populate text layers in Figma.
- >> You can use JSON data to set the fill color of vector layers in Figma.
- >> You can use JSON data to set the stroke color of vector layers in Figma.
- >>.You can use JSON data to set the width of strokes on vector layers in Figma.
- >>.You can use JSON data to set the opacity of layers in Figma.