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Is jade ESM-only? Can you require() it?

A clean, whitespace-sensitive template language for writing HTML

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against jade@1.11.0. JSON

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

jade ships CommonJS only. require("jade") works everywhere. import "jade" 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
1.11.0 (Jun 12, 2015)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.11.0
TypeScript types
@types/jade
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
583K
License
MIT

Deprecated: Jade has been renamed to pug, please install the latest version of pug instead of jade

Does jade@1.11.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("jade")import "jade"
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 jade

ES modules (import)

import jade from "jade";

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 jade = require("jade");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (131 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.20.1 – 1.11.0CommonJSFeb 2, 2012

Frequently asked

Is jade ESM-only?

jade@1.11.0 is a CommonJS package. jade ships CommonJS only. require("jade") works everywhere. import "jade" 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 jade with ES module syntax?

Yes. import jade from "jade" 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 jade work in Bun?

Yes. import "jade" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does jade ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/jade".

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