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Is @fortawesome/react-fontawesome ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Official React component for Font Awesome

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against @fortawesome/react-fontawesome@3.5.0. JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — both require() and import work

@fortawesome/react-fontawesome publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 3.0.0). require("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome") and import "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Latest
3.5.0 (Jul 20, 2026)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
3.5.0
Native ESM since
3.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>=20
License
MIT

Does @fortawesome/react-fontawesome@3.5.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome") from a CommonJS file and import "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome")import "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import @fortawesome/react-fontawesome

ES modules (import)

import reactFontawesome from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";

CommonJS (require)

const reactFontawesome = require("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (52 versions; the newest 52 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
3.0.0 – 3.5.0Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Aug 22, 2025
0.0.5 – 0.2.6CommonJSSep 6, 2017

Frequently asked

Is @fortawesome/react-fontawesome ESM-only?

@fortawesome/react-fontawesome@3.5.0 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. @fortawesome/react-fontawesome publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 3.0.0). require("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome") and import "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome" both work on every supported Node.js version and in Bun.

Can I require @fortawesome/react-fontawesome?

Yes. @fortawesome/react-fontawesome ships a CommonJS entry, so require("@fortawesome/react-fontawesome") works on every Node.js version, alongside the native ESM entry for import.

Does @fortawesome/react-fontawesome work in Bun?

Yes. import "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does @fortawesome/react-fontawesome ship TypeScript types?

Yes. @fortawesome/react-fontawesome bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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