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title: "Layers"
description: "Find a layer type, its controls and the ways to bring artwork into your document."
canonical: "https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/"
last_updated: 2026-10-27
---

# Layers

Find a layer type, its controls and the ways to bring artwork into your document.

The rail (the Properties panel in After Effects or Figma) shows the selected layer's controls.
The score (the timeline) shows its tracks and keys. Start with
[a rounded card](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/how-to/draw-a-rounded-card.md), or choose a reference below.

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## Shapes and drawing tools

[Shapes and drawing tools](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/drawing.md): shapes, their parameters, corners, the pen, curve pen, pencil and brush.

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## Fills, strokes, effects and masks

[Fills, strokes, effects and masks](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/appearance.md): paints, gradients, variable strokes, blur, effects, masks, mattes and blend modes.

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## Layouts and parenting

[Layouts and parenting](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/arranging.md): rows and columns, spacing, parents and linked copies.

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## Text and fonts

[Text and fonts](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/text.md): text boxes, fonts, Animate text, other text animators and text along a path.

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## Files, images and pastes

[Files, images and pastes](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/importing.md): images, SVG, Lottie, Frolic, Rive, tracing and the clipboard.

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## Sound, music and video

[Sound, music and video](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/media.md): waveforms, volume, music, clips, trimming, speed and sound.

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## Tokens, themes and charts

[Tokens, themes and charts](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/data.md): values an app sets, document themes, table rows and charts.

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## Materials, Ink and Soft

[Materials, Ink and Soft](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/layers/materials.md): material choices and controls, rendered exports and player limits.

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For selecting, moving, snapping and changing paths, see [Editing](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/editing.md).