Example
Get the language of your browser:
var x = "Language of the browser: " + navigator.language;
The result of x will be:
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Definition and Usage
The language property returns the language version of the browser.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | Yes | 11.0 | 1.0 | Yes | Yes |
Note: For IE10 and earlier, the closest available property is browserLanguage (see "More Examples").
Syntax
navigator.language
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, representing the language version of the browser. Examples of valid language codes are: "en", "en-US", "de", "fr", etc. |
|---|
More Examples
Example
A demonstration of all navigator properties in one example:
var txt = "";
txt += "<p>Browser CodeName: " + navigator.appCodeName + "</p>";
txt +=
"<p>Browser Name: " + navigator.appName + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser
Version: " + navigator.appVersion + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Cookies Enabled: "
+ navigator.cookieEnabled + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Browser
Language: " + navigator.language + "</p>";
txt +=
"<p>Browser Online: " + navigator.onLine + "</p>";
txt += "<p>Platform: " +
navigator.platform + "</p>";
txt += "<p>User-agent header: " +
navigator.userAgent + "</p>";
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Example
For IE10 and earlier versions, you can use the browserLanguage property:
var x = "Language of the browser: " + navigator.browserLanguage;
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< Navigator Object