What is Figma?
The short answer
Figma is a browser-based design tool where teams create wireframes, mockups, prototypes and design systems together in real time.
Figma, explained
It is the common handoff point between designers and developers, with inspectable spacing, colours and exportable assets.
Questions people ask about Figma
What is Figma?
Figma is a browser-based design tool where teams create wireframes, mockups, prototypes and design systems together in real time.
Related terms
A mockup is a static, full-detail picture of a page as it will look, with real type, colour and imagery, but no working interactions.
PrototypeA prototype is a clickable simulation of a website or app used to test flows and interactions with real people before building the real thing.
Design systemA design system is a shared library of reusable components, tokens and rules that keeps every page of a product consistent and faster to build.
HandoffHandoff is transferring a finished design or website to the people who will build or run it, with files, specs, logins and documentation.
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