Can You Extract a Font from Figma?

If you’ve ever worked on a Figma design and wanted to use the same font in another project—like a website or presentation—you might ask: can you extract a font from Figma? The answer depends on what you mean by “extract,” and more importantly, whether you have the right to do so.

Let’s unpack how fonts are handled in Figma, what’s technically possible, and what’s legally and ethically allowed.

🧠 First, Understand How Figma Uses Fonts

Figma supports two kinds of fonts:

Web Fonts: These are preloaded from sources like Google Fonts—fully accessible in the browser and embeddable via URLs.
Local Fonts: Fonts installed on your computer and accessed via the Figma Desktop App or Figma Font Helper.

When you view a design in Figma, the font is rendered for you, but it’s not embedded in a way that allows downloading or exporting the actual font file.

✅ What You Can Do in Figma

Identify the Font Name
Select the text and check the font name in the right-hand panel.
Copy Text with Font Metadata
If the recipient has the font installed, it will appear correctly in other Figma files or design tools like Adobe XD or Sketch.
Export Text as Outlines
You can convert text to vector outlines using Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + O. This is good for logo-type exports but not editable as text anymore.
Use Google Fonts Easily
If the font is a Google Font, you can go to fonts.google.com and download it directly, since it’s open-source.

🚫 What You Can’t Do

Download a Commercial Font from Figma
Figma does not store or give access to font files you don’t own. You can’t download fonts from someone else’s Figma file unless they’ve shared the font file with you separately.
Extract Protected Fonts Embedded in a File
Even if you can see the font rendered, you can’t pull it out like an image. Font licenses restrict redistribution and unauthorized extraction.

📦 Use Case: Someone Shared a Figma File with You

If you open a Figma file and the font doesn’t load properly, you may see a missing font warning. That means the font is not available on your system, and Figma won’t provide it.

What to do:

Ask the file owner what font it is and if it’s licensed for redistribution.
If it’s free (e.g., from Google Fonts), you can download and install it.
If it’s paid, you’ll need to purchase your own license.

🧩 Bonus: Plugins That Help—but Don’t Extract

Some Figma plugins like:

Font Scanner (detects fonts used)
Design Lint (catches inconsistencies)

…can help identify and manage fonts, but they don’t let you download font files.

🔐 Font Licensing Reminder

Even if you can figure out how to technically extract a font, doing so without permission may violate:

Copyright laws
Font EULAs (End User License Agreements)
Figma’s Terms of Service

Always respect licensing and use fonts legally to avoid issues down the road.

✅ Summary

Question	Answer
Can I download a font from a Figma file?	❌ No, unless it’s a public font like Google Fonts
Can I find the name of the font used?	✅ Yes
Can I convert text to vector outlines?	✅ Yes
Can I export the actual font file?	❌ Not unless you already own it or it’s free/open-source

🎯 Final Thoughts

While you can’t extract font files directly from Figma, you can work within the system to identify, reuse, and stay compliant with font usage. The best practice is to always use licensed, accessible fonts and include them in your design documentation or libraries for clarity.

For more Figma workflow tips, font strategies, and handoff best practices, visit Designilo.com.