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Is react-icons ESM-only? Can you require() it?

SVG React icons of popular icon packs using ES6 imports

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against react-icons@5.7.0. Markdown · JSON

Dual (CommonJS + ESM) Dual package — require() works on every Node.js version we test; import works too

react-icons publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 5.0.0). require("react-icons") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. import "react-icons" works alongside it.

What to do

  1. Nothing to change. require("react-icons") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. import * as reactIcons from "react-icons" works alongside it; use named imports for what the ESM entry exports.
  2. TypeScript: types are bundled; install nothing extra.
Latest
5.7.0 (Jun 30, 2026)
Module format
Dual (CommonJS + ESM)
Last CommonJS version
5.7.0
Native ESM since
5.0.0
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
7.8M
License
MIT

Does react-icons@5.7.0 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("react-icons")import "react-icons"
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 1.4.0✓ works✓ works

How to import react-icons

ES modules (import)

import * as reactIcons from "react-icons";

Namespace import shown because the ESM entry may have no default export; use named imports for what it exports.

CommonJS (require)

const reactIcons = require("react-icons");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm, corrected where a runtime test of that version contradicted them (75 versions; the newest 60 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
5.0.0 – 5.7.0Dual (CommonJS + ESM)Jan 10, 2024
1.0.1 – 4.12.0CommonJSDec 3, 2015

Frequently asked

Is react-icons ESM-only?

react-icons@5.7.0 ships CommonJS and ESM builds. react-icons publishes both a CommonJS entry and a native ESM entry (ESM added in 5.0.0). require("react-icons") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun. import "react-icons" works alongside it.

Can I require react-icons?

Yes. react-icons ships a CommonJS entry alongside the native ESM entry. require("react-icons") works on every Node.js version we test (18, 20, 22, 24 and 26) and in Bun.

Does react-icons work in Bun?

Yes. import "react-icons" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4.0 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does react-icons ship TypeScript types?

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

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