How to supercharge your design system with slots

This post introduces Figma's slots feature, a new way to make design systems more flexible without sacrificing structural consistency.

• •Slots allow designers to customize component content (icons, buttons, menus) without detaching from the design system
• •They mirror how developers build container components in code—injecting content into stable structures rather than duplicating them
• •Starting with high-traffic components like modals, cards, and menus yields the most immediate impact
• •Pre-filled slots provide default content context, while empty slots signal that designer input is required
• •Preferred instances can be configured per slot to guide usage and maintain consistency across teams