vercel/next.js · error

`@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.

Error message

`@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.

What it means

`@next/font/google` (the standalone legacy package) checks the installed `next` version at load time and throws this if it is below 13.0.0. `@next/font` was the App Router-era font integration; it requires Next.js 13+. In Next 13.2+ `@next/font` was superseded by the built-in `next/font`, so the standalone package is deprecated and only expected to run on >=13.

Source

Thrown at packages/font/google/index.js:4

// Validate next version
const semver = require('next/dist/compiled/semver')
if (semver.lt(require('next/package.json').version, '13.0.0')) {
  throw new Error('`@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.')
}

let message = '@next/font/google failed to run or is incorrectly configured.'
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
  message +=
    '\nIf you just installed `@next/font`, please try restarting `next dev` and resaving your file.'
}

message += `\n\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/optimizing/fonts`

throw new Error(message)

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Solutions

1. Upgrade to Next.js 13 or newer (`npm install next@latest`).
2. Prefer the built-in `next/font/google` (import from `next/font/google`) instead of the standalone `@next/font` — it ships with Next 13.2+ and needs no extra dependency.
3. If you must stay on Next 12, remove `@next/font` entirely; font optimization differs there.
4. Verify the resolved `next` version (`node -e "console.log(require('next/package.json').version)"`) in the project root.

Example fix

// before (Next < 13, standalone package)
import { Inter } from '@next/font/google'

// after — built-in next/font (Next 13.2+)
import { Inter } from 'next/font/google'
const inter = Inter({ subsets: ['latin'] })

// Before importing @next/font, check next version; better, use next/font.
const nextVer = require('next/package.json').version
if (require('semver').lt(nextVer, '13.0.0')) {
  throw new Error('Use Next 13+ or remove @next/font')
}

function isNext13Plus(): boolean {
  const v = require('next/package.json').version
  const [major] = v.split('.').map(Number)
  return major >= 13
}

When it happens

Trigger: `require('@next/font/google')` in a project whose `next/package.json` reports a version < 13.0.0. The semver check at the top of the file runs on first import.

Common situations: Installing `@next/font` in a Next 12 project (where it was never supported); monorepo with a hoisted older next resolving; accidentally depending on `@next/font` instead of the built-in `next/font/google`.

Related errors

• `@next/font` is only available in Next.js 13 and newer.
• @next/font/google failed to run or is incorrectly configured
• @next/font/local failed to run or is incorrectly configured.
• Could not find documentation for Next.js ${tag}. This versio
• Server Action "${actionId}" was not found on the server. Re

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