NavigatorLanguage.language

The NavigatorLanguage.language read-only property returns a string representing the preferred language of the user, usually the language of the browser UI.

Syntax

JavaScript
lang = globalObj.navigator.language 

Values

A string representing the language version as defined in BCP 47. Examples of valid language codes include "en", "en-US", "fr", "es-ES", etc.

Example

JavaScript
if (window.navigator.language != "en") {       
  doLangSelect(window.navigator.language); 
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML5.1
The definition of 'NavigatorLanguage.language' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes)[1] 1.0 (1.7 or earlier)[2]
5.0 (5.0)[3]
11.0[4] (Yes) (Yes)
on WorkerNavigator ? 35 (35) ? ? ?
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) 1.0 (1.0) Not supported[4] (Yes) (Yes)
on WorkerNavigator ? 35 (35) Not supported ? ?

[1] Returns the browser UI language, not the value of the Accept-Language HTTP header.

[2] Prior to Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4 / Thunderbird 3.3 / SeaMonkey 2.1), this property's value was also part of the user agent string, as reported by navigator.userAgent.

[3] Starting in Gecko 5.0 (Firefox 5.0 / Thunderbird 5.0 / SeaMonkey 2.2), this property's value is based on the value of the Accept-Language HTTP header.

[4] Closest available (non-standard) properties are userLanguage and browserLanguage.

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/navigatorlanguage/language

API Language NavigatorLanguage Property Read-only Reference