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Is has-symbols ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Determine if the JS environment has Symbol support. Supports spec, or shams.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against has-symbols@1.1.0. JSON

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

has-symbols ships CommonJS only. require("has-symbols") works everywhere. import "has-symbols" 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
1.1.0 (Dec 2, 2024)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.1.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
>= 0.4
Weekly downloads
132.5M
License
MIT

Does has-symbols@1.1.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("has-symbols")import "has-symbols"
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 has-symbols

ES modules (import)

import hasSymbols from "has-symbols";

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 hasSymbols = require("has-symbols");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (5 versions; the newest 5 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 1.1.0CommonJSSep 19, 2016

Frequently asked

Is has-symbols ESM-only?

has-symbols@1.1.0 is a CommonJS package. has-symbols ships CommonJS only. require("has-symbols") works everywhere. import "has-symbols" 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 has-symbols with ES module syntax?

Yes. import hasSymbols from "has-symbols" 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 has-symbols work in Bun?

Yes. import "has-symbols" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does has-symbols ship TypeScript types?

Yes. has-symbols bundles its own type declarations; no @types package is needed.

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