What is Instance?
A linked copy of a Figma component that inherits the main component's styles but can have its own text or icon overrides without breaking the link.
own text · rest inherited
An instance inherits from the main but can have...
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
This card is an instance. Override the headline and image. Keep all other properties from the main component.
In the illustration
One copy swaps its label insert for its own headline while its link rod stays attached; the master's corners change and the copy follows, keeping its own label.
Find every instance of the Button in your design tool that has an override on colour, and reset the ones that do not match the destructive variant.
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