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Did you create an icon you want to delete in Figma? Fortunately, you can get rid of it in a few easy steps. Deleting an icon component this way will remove it from the master component frame, your assets, and the asset library. This How.com.vn article teaches you how to delete icons in Figma by deleting their main components.
Things You Should Know
- Go to your assets library and click the search bar.
- Click "Local Components" and double-click the icon component you want to delete.
- Click the Figma logo, then go to Edit > Delete to delete the component and all associated instances of it.
Steps
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Click the Assets tab. You'll see it at the top of the left panel next to "Layers" in Figma.- If the icon not a component, you can delete it by selecting its layer from the Layers panel, then pressing Backspace or Delete.
Expand the Local Components list. You'll see this menu option below the search bar at the top of the Assets panel. A list of your components will expand.Advertisement
Select the icon you want to delete. If you can't find it, you can use the search bar at the top of the panel to locate it by name.
Press ← Backspace or Delete. Alternatively, you can click the Figma menu and select Edit > Delete. This deletes the icon from Figma.[1]
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- If you want to detach an instance of an icon from its parent component, select the icon on the Layers panel, right-click the icon, then select Detach instance.[2]Thanks
- You can download the icons and other assets you've created in Figma easily.Thanks
- Check out our guide to editing text in Figma.Thanks
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