The NavigatorLanguage.language read-only property returns a string representing the preferred language of the user, usually the language of the browser UI.
Syntax
var lang = navigator.language
Value
A DOMString. lang stores a string representing the language version as defined in BCP 47. Examples of valid language codes include "en", "en-US", "fr", "fr-FR", "es-ES", etc.
Note that in Safari on macOS and iOS prior to 10.2, the country code returned is lowercase: "en-us", "fr-fr" etc.
Example
if (window.navigator.language != 'en') {
doLangSelect(window.navigator.language);
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'NavigatorLanguage: language' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Chrome
Full support
Yes
| Edge Full support Yes | Firefox
Full support
1
| IE
Full support
11
| Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android
Full support
Yes
| Chrome Android
Full support
Yes
| Edge Mobile Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
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- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
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- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
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