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Is babel-plugin-syntax-jsx ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against babel-plugin-syntax-jsx@6.18.0. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

babel-plugin-syntax-jsx ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-syntax-jsx") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
6.18.0 (Oct 24, 2016)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
6.18.0
TypeScript types
@types/babel-plugin-syntax-jsx
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
3.1M
License
MIT

Does babel-plugin-syntax-jsx@6.18.0 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("babel-plugin-syntax-jsx") from a CommonJS file and import "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("babel-plugin-syntax-jsx")import "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx"
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 babel-plugin-syntax-jsx

ES modules (import)

import babelPluginSyntaxJsx from "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const babelPluginSyntaxJsx = require("babel-plugin-syntax-jsx");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (16 versions; the newest 16 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
6.0.2 – 6.18.0CommonJSOct 29, 2015

Frequently asked

Is babel-plugin-syntax-jsx ESM-only?

babel-plugin-syntax-jsx@6.18.0 is a CommonJS package. babel-plugin-syntax-jsx ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-syntax-jsx") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import babel-plugin-syntax-jsx with ES module syntax?

Yes. import babelPluginSyntaxJsx from "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does babel-plugin-syntax-jsx work in Bun?

Yes. import "babel-plugin-syntax-jsx" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does babel-plugin-syntax-jsx ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/babel-plugin-syntax-jsx".

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