React 19 types: global JSX namespace removed — use React.JSX and augment via declare module 'react'
Type references:
- function App(): JSX.Element {
+ function App(): React.JSX.Element {
(or import type { JSX } from 'react').
Custom element augmentation — wrap it in a module declaration:
// global.d.ts
+ declare module "react" {
namespace JSX {
interface IntrinsicElements {
"my-element": { myElementProps: string };
}
}
+ }
Module specifier by tsconfig jsx: react-jsx → react/jsx-runtime; react-jsxdev → react/jsx-dev-runtime; react/preserve → react.
Codemod: npx types-react-codemod@latest scoped-jsx ./src.
Symptom
After upgrading to @types/react@19, references like JSX.Element or JSX.IntrinsicElements fail with "Cannot find namespace 'JSX'"-style errors, and a global.d.ts that adds custom elements via declare global { namespace JSX { ... } } / top-level namespace JSX stops taking effect.
Cause
@types/react 19 (React 19 stable 2024-12-05) removed the global JSX namespace in favor of React.JSX, to avoid global-type conflicts between JSX libraries.
Verify
tsc --noEmit passes and <my-element myElementProps="x" /> type-checks.
Sources
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