Is string-width safe to use?

string-width has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.2.1). DepScope rates its health at 87/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of string-width?

The latest version of string-width is 8.2.1, released 2026-04-27.

Does string-width have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of string-width.

Is string-width deprecated?

No, string-width is actively maintained. Latest release: 8.2.1 (2026-04-27).

What are alternatives to string-width?

Popular alternatives to string-width in npm include: semver, minimatch, ansi-styles, brace-expansion, strip-ansi.

What license does string-width use?

string-width is licensed under MIT.

string-width

npmv8.2.1

Get the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it

License MITpermissive29 versions1 maintainers2 deps411,448,212 weekly dl

sindresorhus/string-width

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 87/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

6.0 KBminified

2.8 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

4.4/10

weak

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

2

Contributors (12m)

3

Primary author dominance

82%

GitHub stars

523

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.78critical

Download trend

stable(+2.4%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

get-east-asian-width strip-ansi

API access

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