# @wordpress/primitives

> WordPress cross-platform primitives.

Latest version **4.55.0** (published 2026-09-10) · GPL-2.0-or-later license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @wordpress/primitives
pnpm add @wordpress/primitives
yarn add @wordpress/primitives
bun add @wordpress/primitives
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; popular repo.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.55.0 |
| Published | 2026-09-10 |
| First published | 2020-02-04 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=18.12.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Unpacked size | 72.9 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 11754 |
| Author | The WordPress Contributors |
| Maintainers | garypendergast, adamsilverstein, gziolo, ntwb, riad, noisysocks, kadamwhite, gutenbergplugin, jorgefilipecosta, ellatrix, iandunn206, whyisjake, ockham, sirreal, nosolosw, wpisabel, ntsekouras, nerrad, desrosj, talldanwp, peterwilsoncc, ryanwelcher, mamaduka, aduth, johnbillion |
| Keywords | wordpress, gutenberg, mobile, platform |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wordpress/primitives
- Repository: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
- Homepage: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/packages/primitives/README.md
- Issues: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/primitives

## Dependencies (2)

- [clsx](https://npm.io/package/clsx.md) ^2.1.1
- [@wordpress/element](https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/element.md) ^8.7.0

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## Recent versions

- 4.55.0 (latest) — 2026-09-10
- 4.54.2-next.v.202609031004.0 (next) — 2026-09-03
- 4.40.1 (wp-7.0) — 2026-06-30
- 4.33.1 (wp-6.9) — 2025-10-28
- 4.19.1 (wp-6.8) — 2025-03-10
- 4.8.1 (wp-6.7) — 2024-09-19
- 4.0.1 (wp-6.6) — 2024-06-11
- 3.49.1 (wp-6.5) — 2024-02-20
- 3.40.13 (wp-6.4) — 2023-11-13
- 3.33.2 (wp-6.3) — 2023-10-12
- 3.24.3 (wp-6.2) — 2023-10-12
- 3.15.1 (wp-6.1) — 2022-09-20
- 3.4.1 (wp-6.0) — 2022-04-19
- 3.0.4 (wp-5.9) — 2021-11-15
- 2.1.2 (wp-5.8) — 2021-09-01
- … 226 more at https://npm.io/package/@wordpress/primitives/versions

## README

# Primitives

Primitives to be used cross-platform.

## Installation

Install the module

```bash
npm install @wordpress/primitives --save
```

## Usage

```js
import { SVG, Path } from '@wordpress/primitives';

const myElement = (
	<SVG
		width="18"
		height="18"
		viewBox="0 0 18 18"
		xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
	>
		<Path d="M4.5 9l5.6-5.7 1.4 1.5L7.3 9l4.2 4.2-1.4 1.5L4.5 9z" />
	</SVG>
);
```

_This package assumes that your code will run in an **ES2015+** environment. If you're using an environment that has limited or no support for such language features and APIs, you should include [the polyfill shipped in `@wordpress/babel-preset-default`](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/packages/babel-preset-default#polyfill) in your code._

## Contributing to this package

This is an individual package that's part of the Gutenberg project. The project is organized as a monorepo. It's made up of multiple self-contained software packages, each with a specific purpose. The packages in this monorepo are published to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) and used by [WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/core/) as well as other software projects.

To find out more about contributing to this package or Gutenberg as a whole, please read the project's main [contributor guide](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md).

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