The @babel/plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator Babel plugin transforms the ES2016 exponentiation operator (**) into equivalent ES5-compatible code. This plugin enables developers to use the concise ** operator for raising a base to a power while maintaining compatibility with older JavaScript environments that don't natively support it. By leveraging this plugin, code employing the exponentiation operator will run seamlessly in browsers and Node.js versions without native support.
The @babel/plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator package saw sporadic releases since August 2018. Releases were most frequent in 2020 and 2021, with peaks of two releases in January 2020 and December 2021. Release frequency decreased in 2022 and 2023. So far in 2025 only one release occured in April.
@babel/plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator downloads show a fluctuating trend. Downloads remained relatively stable around 95-105 million from March to December 2024. January 2025 saw roughly 98 million, then a climb to 131 million in June 2025, before dropping to 109 million in August 2025. September 2025 data is incomplete.
