Move or edit comments

Written by Figma Man

Updated at June 19th, 2025

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Edit comments Change comment location Move layers with comments Cut and paste Move between pages Duplicate files

Who can use this feature

Supported on any team or plan.

Anyone with can view access to a file can add and view comments.

Comments takes collaboration to the next level. You can use comments to respond to feedback, tweak your designs and iterate faster—all from the original design file.

You and your team can add comments to the canvas or to specific frames and layers in files and prototypes. Figma displays comments right where you added them on the canvas.

View and reply to comments from their location in the canvas, or from the right sidebar. To add or manage comments, click in the toolbar or press C.

Note: You can't edit layers or layer properties in the canvas when adding comments. Press Esc or select another tool in the toolbar to continue editing a file.

Edit comments

You can edit the content of any comment you've posted. This is handy if you've noticed a typo, want to add a clarification, or mention a collaborator.

Select the comment in the canvas, or from the right sidebar in comment mode.
Click to open the comment menu.
Select the Edit... option to edit the content of your comment.
Click Save to apply your changes or to exit and discard.

Change comment location

Comments can be pinned to a specific frame or layer, or specific co-ordinates on the canvas. This allows you to draw attention to a specific part of the canvas, whether this is a frame, object, or layer.

You can change where the comment is pinned. To move a comment:

Select the comment in the canvas, or from the right sidebar in comment mode.
Click on the comment pin in the canvas.
Drag the comment pin to its new location.

Move layers with comments

If you've pinned a comment to a specific layer, you may be able to move both the layer and its comments. Your method for moving the layer, and the layer's final destination, impact the comment's location.

Cut and paste

If you cut a layer or frame and paste this in a new location, Figma disconnects the comment from that layer. You can still view and respond to that comment from the right sidebar.

If the comment wasn't pinned to the layer, you can also access that comment from it's original co-ordinates on the canvas.

Figma won't move comments if you cut and paste layers between files. Any comments will remain as detached comments in the original file.

Move between pages

If you use the Move to page option to move a layer within a file, Figma also moves any comments. Right-click on the object and choose Move to page.

If the comment was linked to the canvas—not the layer or frame itself—Figma won't move the comment.

Duplicate files

If you duplicate a file, Figma won't copy comments to the new file. Comments are only kept on the original file.