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Is element-ui ESM-only? Can you require() it?

A Component Library for Vue.js.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against element-ui@2.15.14. JSON

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

element-ui ships CommonJS only. require("element-ui") works everywhere. import "element-ui" 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
2.15.14 (Aug 24, 2023)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
2.15.14
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
105K
License
MIT

Does element-ui@2.15.14 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("element-ui") from a CommonJS file and import "element-ui" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("element-ui")import "element-ui"
Node.js 18✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError
Node.js 20✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError
Node.js 22✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError
Node.js 24✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError
Node.js 26✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError
Bun 1.4✗ failsReferenceError✗ failsReferenceError

A failing require() on a CommonJS package usually means the package needs a browser/DOM global, a peer dependency, or a native binary that is not available in a bare Node.js process.

How to import element-ui

ES modules (import)

import elementUi from "element-ui";

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 elementUi = require("element-ui");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (147 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
2.3.5 – 2.15.14CommonJSApr 20, 2018

Frequently asked

Is element-ui ESM-only?

element-ui@2.15.14 is a CommonJS package. element-ui ships CommonJS only. require("element-ui") works everywhere. import "element-ui" 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 element-ui with ES module syntax?

Yes. import elementUi from "element-ui" 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 element-ui work in Bun?

Importing element-ui failed in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026: ReferenceError: document is not defined

Does element-ui ship TypeScript types?

Yes. element-ui bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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