Typescript Error: TS2339: Property 'span' does not exist on type 'JSX.IntrinsicElements'

Issue

All of a sudden my react typescript project has started rejecting <span> tags with

TS2339: Property <span> does not exist on type 'JSX.IntrinsicElements'

Every other tag is absolutely fine, but <span>s any where in my .tsx files throw this error.

Can anyone advise?

Solution

Can anyone advise?

• Make sure you have import * as React from 'react' in your file
• Update types for react npm install @types/react

Answered By - basarat