How to Create Nested Symbols in Sketch
Apr 09, 2018 — UI/UX Assets![How to Create Nested Symbols in Sketch](https://uiuxassets.com/media/pages/blog/how-to-create-nested-symbols-in-sketch/2e7f445bd3-1624126284/how-to-create-nested-symbols-in-sketch.jpg)
Creating symbols in Sketch is a great way to improve your workflow by staying organized and keeping your design consistent. In this tutorial we'll create a symbol inside another symbol, called "nested symbol".
Below is the final result of this teeny-tiny tutorial. What's shown is the same symbol but with different overrides.
![](https://uiuxassets.com/media/pages/blog/how-to-create-nested-symbols-in-sketch/7674c3279c-1624126284/nested-symbols.png)
We'll start by creating three symbols. Note that each symbol have to be the same size in order for you to switch between them.
![](https://uiuxassets.com/media/pages/blog/how-to-create-nested-symbols-in-sketch/7418a884a0-1624126284/components.png)
Now that we’ve created some symbols, let's place one of them in a new symbol; our master symbol.
![](https://uiuxassets.com/media/pages/blog/how-to-create-nested-symbols-in-sketch/2e383f5815-1624126284/symbols.png)
And voilà! You now have an awesome nested symbol! This is a very basic version but there’s no limit to how deep you can nest Symbols.
Hide overrides
If you have a text layer, an image or a symbol inside another symbol that you don't want to be overridden, simply lock that layer.