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    Web framework built on Web Standards

    web
    aws-lambda
    bun
    cloudflare
    cloudflare-workers
    deno
    TypeScript
    MIT
    32.1K stars
    1.3K forks
    32.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated 9/9/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards for JavaScript runtimes.
    • Delivers high performance with a fast RegExp-based router and zero dependencies using only Web Standard APIs.
    • Use for building lightweight, high-speed APIs that run seamlessly across multiple JavaScript runtimes like Cloudflare Workers and AWS Lambda.
    • Use for developing serverless applications requiring consistent code execution on diverse platforms such as Deno, Bun, and Node.js.
    • Use for creating TypeScript-first web services with built-in and custom middleware for enhanced developer experience.

    About hono

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    Hono - means flame🔥 in Japanese - is a small, simple, and ultrafast web framework built on Web Standards. It works on any JavaScript runtime: Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, Vercel, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, and Node.js.

    Fast, but not only fast.

    import { Hono } from 'hono'
const app = new Hono()

app.get('/', (c) => c.text('Hono!'))

export default app

    Quick Start

    npm create hono@latest

    Features

    • Ultrafast 🚀 - The router RegExpRouter is really fast. Not using linear loops. Fast.
    • Lightweight 🪶 - The hono/tiny preset is under 12kB. Hono has zero dependencies and uses only the Web Standard API.
    • Multi-runtime 🌍 - Works on Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute, Deno, Bun, AWS Lambda, Lambda@Edge, or Node.js. The same code runs on all platforms.
    • Batteries Included 🔋 - Hono has built-in middleware, custom middleware, and third-party middleware. Batteries included.
    • Delightful DX 😃 - Super clean APIs. First-class TypeScript support. Now, we've got "Types".

    Documentation

    The documentation is available on hono.dev.

    Migration

    The migration guide is available on docs/MIGRATION.md.

    Communication

    X and Discord channel are available.

    Contributing

    Contributions Welcome! You can contribute in the following ways.

    • Create an Issue - Propose a new feature. Report a bug.
    • Pull Request - Fix a bug and typo. Refactor the code.
    • Create third-party middleware - Instruct below.
    • Share - Share your thoughts on the Blog, X, and others.
    • Make your application - Please try to use Hono.

    For more details, see docs/CONTRIBUTING.md.

    Contributors

    Thanks to all contributors!

    Authors

    Yusuke Wada https://github.com/yusukebe

    RegExpRouter, SmartRouter, LinearRouter, and PatternRouter are created by Taku Amano https://github.com/usualoma

    License

    Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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