diff --git a/TransWithoutContext.d.ts b/TransWithoutContext.d.ts
index 0b028fc1..d8acd67f 100644
--- a/TransWithoutContext.d.ts
+++ b/TransWithoutContext.d.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,39 @@ export function Trans<
   TOpt extends TOptions & { context?: TContext } = { context: TContext },
   E = React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement>,
 >(props: TransProps<Key, Ns, KPrefix, TContext, TOpt, E>): React.ReactElement;
+
+export type ErrorCode =
+  | 'NO_I18NEXT_INSTANCE'
+  | 'NO_LANGUAGES'
+  | 'DEPRECATED_OPTION'
+  | 'TRANS_NULL_VALUE'
+  | 'TRANS_INVALID_OBJ'
+  | 'TRANS_INVALID_VAR'
+  | 'TRANS_INVALID_COMPONENTS';
+
+export type ErrorMeta = {
+  code: ErrorCode;
+  i18nKey?: string;
+  [x: string]: any;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Use to type the logger arguments
+ * @example
+ * ```
+ * import type { ErrorArgs } from 'react-i18next';
+ *
+ * const logger = {
+ *   // ....
+ *   warn: function (...args: ErrorArgs) {
+ *      if (args[1]?.code === 'TRANS_INVALID_OBJ') {
+ *        const [msg, { i18nKey, ...rest }] = args;
+ *        return log(i18nKey, msg, rest);
+ *      }
+ *      log(...args);
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * i18n.use(logger).use(i18nReactPlugin).init({...});
+ * ```
+ */
+export type ErrorArgs = readonly [string, ErrorMeta | undefined, ...any[]];
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 5b8b778c..83b71376 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import type {
   KeyPrefix,
 } from 'i18next';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Trans, TransProps } from './TransWithoutContext.js';
+import { Trans, TransProps, ErrorCode, ErrorArgs } from './TransWithoutContext.js';
 export { initReactI18next } from './initReactI18next.js';
 
 export const TransWithoutContext: typeof Trans;
-export { Trans, TransProps };
+export { Trans, TransProps, ErrorArgs, ErrorCode };
 
 export function setDefaults(options: ReactOptions): void;
 export function getDefaults(): ReactOptions;
diff --git a/src/TransWithoutContext.js b/src/TransWithoutContext.js
index f47a99ef..03f6344f 100644
--- a/src/TransWithoutContext.js
+++ b/src/TransWithoutContext.js
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ export const nodesToString = (children, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey) => {
       // actual e.g. lorem
       // expected e.g. lorem
       stringNode += `${child}`;
-    } else if (isValidElement(child)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (isValidElement(child)) {
       const { props, type } = child;
       const childPropsCount = Object.keys(props).length;
       const shouldKeepChild = keepArray.indexOf(type) > -1;
@@ -55,10 +57,9 @@ export const nodesToString = (children, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey) => {
         // actual e.g. lorem <br/> ipsum
         // expected e.g. lorem <br/> ipsum
         stringNode += `<${type}/>`;
-      } else if (
-        (!childChildren && (!shouldKeepChild || childPropsCount)) ||
-        props.i18nIsDynamicList
-      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if ((!childChildren && (!shouldKeepChild || childPropsCount)) || props.i18nIsDynamicList) {
         // actual e.g. lorem <hr className="test" /> ipsum
         // expected e.g. lorem <0></0> ipsum
         // or
@@ -66,18 +67,24 @@ export const nodesToString = (children, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey) => {
         // e.g. <ul i18nIsDynamicList>{['a', 'b'].map(item => ( <li key={item}>{item}</li> ))}</ul>
         // expected e.g. "<0></0>", not e.g. "<0><0>a</0><1>b</1></0>"
         stringNode += `<${childIndex}></${childIndex}>`;
-      } else if (shouldKeepChild && childPropsCount === 1 && isString(childChildren)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (shouldKeepChild && childPropsCount === 1 && isString(childChildren)) {
         // actual e.g. dolor <strong>bold</strong> amet
         // expected e.g. dolor <strong>bold</strong> amet
         stringNode += `<${type}>${childChildren}</${type}>`;
-      } else {
-        // regular case mapping the inner children
-        const content = nodesToString(childChildren, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey);
-        stringNode += `<${childIndex}>${content}</${childIndex}>`;
+        return;
       }
-    } else if (child === null) {
-      warn(i18n, `Trans: the passed in value is invalid - seems you passed in a null child.`);
-    } else if (isObject(child)) {
+      // regular case mapping the inner children
+      const content = nodesToString(childChildren, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey);
+      stringNode += `<${childIndex}>${content}</${childIndex}>`;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (child === null) {
+      warn(i18n, 'TRANS_NULL_VALUE', `Passed in a null value as child`, { i18nKey });
+      return;
+    }
+    if (isObject(child)) {
       // e.g. lorem {{ value, format }} ipsum
       const { format, ...clone } = child;
       const keys = Object.keys(clone);
@@ -85,23 +92,22 @@ export const nodesToString = (children, i18nOptions, i18n, i18nKey) => {
       if (keys.length === 1) {
         const value = format ? `${keys[0]}, ${format}` : keys[0];
         stringNode += `{{${value}}}`;
-      } else {
-        // not a valid interpolation object (can only contain one value plus format)
-        warn(
-          i18n,
-          `react-i18next: the passed in object contained more than one variable - the object should look like {{ value, format }} where format is optional.`,
-          child,
-          i18nKey,
-        );
+        return;
       }
-    } else {
       warn(
         i18n,
-        `Trans: the passed in value is invalid - seems you passed in a variable like {number} - please pass in variables for interpolation as full objects like {{number}}.`,
-        child,
-        i18nKey,
+        'TRANS_INVALID_OBJ',
+        `Invalid child - Object should only have keys {{ value, format }} (format is optional).`,
+        { i18nKey, child },
       );
+      return;
     }
+    warn(
+      i18n,
+      'TRANS_INVALID_VAR',
+      `Passed in a variable like {number} - pass variables for interpolation as full objects like {{number}}.`,
+      { i18nKey, child },
+    );
   });
 
   return stringNode;
@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@ const generateObjectComponents = (components, translation) => {
   return componentMap;
 };
 
-const generateComponents = (components, translation, i18n) => {
+const generateComponents = (components, translation, i18n, i18nKey) => {
   if (!components) return null;
 
   // components could be either an array or an object
@@ -351,7 +357,12 @@ const generateComponents = (components, translation, i18n) => {
 
   // if components is not an array or an object, warn the user
   // and return null
-  warnOnce(i18n, '<Trans /> component prop expects an object or an array');
+  warnOnce(
+    i18n,
+    'TRANS_INVALID_COMPONENTS',
+    `<Trans /> "components" prop expects an object or array`,
+    { i18nKey },
+  );
   return null;
 };
 
@@ -374,7 +385,12 @@ export function Trans({
   const i18n = i18nFromProps || getI18n();
 
   if (!i18n) {
-    warnOnce(i18n, 'You will need to pass in an i18next instance by using i18nextReactModule');
+    warnOnce(
+      i18n,
+      'NO_I18NEXT_INSTANCE',
+      `Trans: You need to pass in an i18next instance using i18nextReactModule`,
+      { i18nKey },
+    );
     return children;
   }
 
@@ -417,7 +433,7 @@ export function Trans({
   };
   const translation = key ? t(key, combinedTOpts) : defaultValue;
 
-  const generatedComponents = generateComponents(components, translation, i18n);
+  const generatedComponents = generateComponents(components, translation, i18n, i18nKey);
 
   const content = renderNodes(
     generatedComponents || children,
diff --git a/src/useTranslation.js b/src/useTranslation.js
index 8241e1c2..53c1935f 100644
--- a/src/useTranslation.js
+++ b/src/useTranslation.js
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const useTranslation = (ns, props = {}) => {
   const i18n = i18nFromProps || i18nFromContext || getI18n();
   if (i18n && !i18n.reportNamespaces) i18n.reportNamespaces = new ReportNamespaces();
   if (!i18n) {
-    warnOnce(i18n, 'You will need to pass in an i18next instance by using initReactI18next');
+    warnOnce(
+      i18n,
+      'NO_I18NEXT_INSTANCE',
+      'useTranslation: You will need to pass in an i18next instance by using initReactI18next',
+    );
     const notReadyT = (k, optsOrDefaultValue) => {
       if (isString(optsOrDefaultValue)) return optsOrDefaultValue;
       if (isObject(optsOrDefaultValue) && isString(optsOrDefaultValue.defaultValue))
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ export const useTranslation = (ns, props = {}) => {
   if (i18n.options.react?.wait)
     warnOnce(
       i18n,
-      'It seems you are still using the old wait option, you may migrate to the new useSuspense behaviour.',
+      'DEPRECATED_OPTION',
+      'useTranslation: It seems you are still using the old wait option, you may migrate to the new useSuspense behaviour.',
     );
 
   const i18nOptions = { ...getDefaults(), ...i18n.options.react, ...props };
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 0c96bd8f..01b95676 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
-export const warn = (i18n, ...args) => {
+/** @type {(i18n:any,code:import('../TransWithoutContext').ErrorCode,msg?:string, rest?:{[key:string]: any})=>void} */
+export const warn = (i18n, code, msg, rest) => {
+  const args = [msg, { code, ...(rest || {}) }];
   if (i18n?.services?.logger?.forward) {
-    i18n.services.logger.forward(args, 'warn', 'react-i18next::', true);
-  } else if (i18n?.services?.logger?.warn) {
-    if (isString(args[0])) args[0] = `react-i18next:: ${args[0]}`;
+    return i18n.services.logger.forward(args, 'warn', 'react-i18next::', true);
+  }
+  if (isString(args[0])) args[0] = `react-i18next:: ${args[0]}`;
+  if (i18n?.services?.logger?.warn) {
     i18n.services.logger.warn(...args);
   } else if (console?.warn) {
-    if (isString(args[0])) args[0] = `react-i18next:: ${args[0]}`;
     console.warn(...args);
   }
 };
-
 const alreadyWarned = {};
-export const warnOnce = (i18n, ...args) => {
-  if (isString(args[0]) && alreadyWarned[args[0]]) return;
-  if (isString(args[0])) alreadyWarned[args[0]] = new Date();
-  warn(i18n, ...args);
+/** @type {typeof warn} */
+export const warnOnce = (i18n, code, msg, rest) => {
+  if (isString(msg) && alreadyWarned[msg]) return;
+  if (isString(msg)) alreadyWarned[msg] = new Date();
+  warn(i18n, code, msg, rest);
 };
 
 // not needed right now
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ export const loadLanguages = (i18n, lng, ns, cb) => {
 
 export const hasLoadedNamespace = (ns, i18n, options = {}) => {
   if (!i18n.languages || !i18n.languages.length) {
-    warnOnce(i18n, 'i18n.languages were undefined or empty', i18n.languages);
+    warnOnce(i18n, 'NO_LANGUAGES', 'i18n.languages were undefined or empty', {
+      languages: i18n.languages,
+    });
     return true;
   }