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vercel/satori satori

Version: 0.25.0 (Mar 2026) Deps: @shuding/opentype.js@1.4.0-beta.0, css-background-parser@^0.1.0, css-box-shadow@1.0.0-3, css-gradient-parser@^0.0.17, css-to-react-native@^3.0.0, emoji-regex-xs@^2.0.1, escape-html@^1.0.3, linebreak@^1.1.0, parse-css-color@^0.2.1, postcss-value-parser@^4.2.0, yoga-layout@^3.2.1 Tags: beta: 0.0.30-beta.1 (Aug 2022), latest: 0.25.0 (Mar 2026)

References: package.json — exports, entry points • README — setup, basic usage • Docs — API reference, guides • GitHub Issues — bugs, workarounds, edge cases • GitHub Discussions — Q&A, patterns, recipes • Releases — changelog, breaking changes, new APIs

Search

Use skilld search instead of grepping .skilld/ directories — hybrid semantic + keyword search across all indexed docs, issues, and releases. If skilld is unavailable, use npx -y skilld search.

skilld search "query" -p satori
skilld search "issues:error handling" -p satori
skilld search "releases:deprecated" -p satori

Filters: docs:, issues:, releases: prefix narrows by source type.

API Changes

This section documents version-specific API changes — prioritize recent major/minor releases.

  • BREAKING: satori/wasm entrypoint removed — v0.16.0 removed the separate WASM export, now always inlined in the main bundle source

  • NEW: Standalone build (satori/standalone) — v0.18.0 added support for manual WASM loading via init() function, useful for environments with WASM loading restrictions source

  • NEW: init() function — v0.18.0 introduced for standalone build; accepts WASM binary and prepares the layout engine before using satori() source

  • NEW: pointScaleFactor option — v0.14.0 added to SatoriOptions for controlling pixel grid rounding on high-DPI displays, passed to Yoga's layout engine source

  • NEW: CSS feature support in v0.16.0 — box-sizing, display: contents, position: static, align-content: space-evenly, improved position: absolute handling, and percentage values for gap source

  • NEW: objectFit CSS property — v0.18.0 added support for controlling image scaling within element bounds source

  • NEW: text-wrap: "pretty" value — v0.13.0 added support for improved text wrapping with balanced line breaks source

  • NEW: Color in backgroundImage gradients — v0.19.0 added color support for semi-transparent gradients source

  • NEW: Async component support — v0.15.2 added support for async/promise-based React components source

  • NEW: forwardRef wrapped components — v0.18.3 added support for components wrapped with React's forwardRef() source

Also changed: text-decoration-style: double new v0.15.0 · text-decoration-skip-ink new v0.19.1 · init() accepts instantiated WASM instance v0.18.2

Best Practices

  • Reuse font definitions as static/module-level variables instead of recreating them on each render call — satori uses WeakMap to cache fonts and will miss the cache with a new array, causing a 2x performance penalty source

  • Use WOFF font format with limited character sets (e.g., Latin-only) to reduce bundle size for production deployments, especially on edge functions or when fonts impact file size limits source

  • Avoid wrapping text content in <span> elements for styling — use flex-wrap: wrap and gap for multi-colored or highlighted text instead, as spans break text wrapping source

  • Serialize local images to data URIs when images aren't accessible via HTTP fetching — enables use of file-system images in server/edge environments without network requests source

  • Use -webkit-line-clamp CSS property for multiline text overflow with ellipsis to efficiently use canvas space while clamping long text source

  • In Vite projects using @vercel/og, set ssr.external: ["@vercel/og"] in vite.config.ts to prevent bundling, which breaks internal font resolution paths on deployment source

  • For variable fonts, omit the style property in font options — only provide name and data, as style conflicts with variable font axis definitions source

  • Call init() before rendering in browser or edge environments to ensure WASM layout engine is properly loaded, preventing "yoga not initialized" errors source

  • Pass custom Tailwind configuration via tailwindConfig option in SatoriOptions to override default theme colors, spacing, and utilities in generated images source

  • Use loadAdditionalAsset callback to dynamically load language-specific fonts or grapheme images on demand, enabling multi-language support without bundling all fonts source

  • Enable embedFont option to inline font data directly in the SVG output, reducing external asset dependencies at the cost of larger SVG payload source