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Is whatwg-encoding ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Decode strings according to the WHATWG Encoding Standard

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against whatwg-encoding@3.1.1. JSON

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

whatwg-encoding ships CommonJS only. require("whatwg-encoding") works everywhere. import "whatwg-encoding" 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
3.1.1 (Nov 12, 2023)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
3.1.1
TypeScript types
@types/whatwg-encoding
Node engines
>=18
Weekly downloads
48.9M
License
MIT

Deprecated: Use @exodus/bytes instead for a more spec-conformant and faster implementation

Does whatwg-encoding@3.1.1 actually load? Runtime test results

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

Runtimerequire("whatwg-encoding")import "whatwg-encoding"
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 whatwg-encoding

ES modules (import)

import whatwgEncoding from "whatwg-encoding";

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 whatwgEncoding = require("whatwg-encoding");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (10 versions; the newest 10 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
1.0.0 – 3.1.1CommonJSOct 16, 2016

Frequently asked

Is whatwg-encoding ESM-only?

whatwg-encoding@3.1.1 is a CommonJS package. whatwg-encoding ships CommonJS only. require("whatwg-encoding") works everywhere. import "whatwg-encoding" 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 whatwg-encoding with ES module syntax?

Yes. import whatwgEncoding from "whatwg-encoding" 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 whatwg-encoding work in Bun?

Yes. import "whatwg-encoding" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does whatwg-encoding ship TypeScript types?

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

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