A WordPress locale code is a combination of language and regional identifiers that WordPress uses to determine which language version of the content or interface to display. It typically corresponds to a specific translation available for themes, plugins, or WordPress itself.

WordPress Language Locale Codes List

Check the complete list below of WordPress language locale codes.

Locale NameNative NameLocale CodeWordPress Locale
AfrikaansAfrikaansafaf
AkanAkanakak
AlbanianShqipsqsq
Algerian Arabicالدارجة الجزايريةarqarq
Amharicአማርኛamam
Arabicالعربيةarar
ArmenianՀայերենhyhy
AromanianArmãneashceruprup_MK
ArpitanArpitanfrpfrp
Assameseঅসমীয়াasas
AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan diliazaz
Azerbaijani (Turkey)Azərbaycan Türkcəsiaz-traz_TR
Balochi Southernبلوچی مکرانیbccbcc
Bashkirбашҡорт телеbaba
BasqueEuskaraeueu
BelarusianБеларуская моваbelbel
Bengaliবাংলাbnbn_BD
BosnianBosanskibsbs_BA
BretonBrezhonegbrbre
BulgarianБългарскиbgbg_BG
CatalanCatalàcaca
Catalan (Balear)Català (Balear)balbal
CebuanoCebuanocebceb
Chinese (China)简体中文zh-cnzh_CN
Chinese (Hong Kong)香港中文版zh-hkzh_HK
Chinese (Taiwan)繁體中文zh-twzh_TW
CorsicanCorsucoco
CroatianHrvatskihrhr
CzechČeština‎cscs_CZ
DanishDanskdada_DK
Dhivehiދިވެހިdvdv
DutchNederlandsnlnl_NL
Dutch (Belgium)Nederlands (België)nl-benl_BE
Dzongkhaརྫོང་ཁdzodzo
Emoji??? (Emoji)art-xemojiart_xemoji
EnglishEnglishenen_US
English (Australia)English (Australia)en-auen_AU
English (Canada)English (Canada)en-caen_CA
English (New Zealand)English (New Zealand)en-nzen_NZ
English (South Africa)English (South Africa)en-saen_SA
English (UK)English (UK)en-gben_GB
EsperantoEsperantoeoeo
EstonianEestietet
FaroeseFøroysktfofo
FinnishSuomififi
French (Belgium)Français de Belgiquefr-befr_BE
French (Canada)Français du Canadafr-cafr_CA
French (France)Françaisfrfr_FR
FrisianFryskfyfy
FriulianFriulianfurfur
FulahPulaarfucfuc
GalicianGalegoglgl_ES
Georgianქართულიkaka_GE
GermanDeutschdede_DE
German (Switzerland)Deutsch (Schweiz)de-chde_CH
GreekΕλληνικάelel
GreenlandicKalaallisutkalkal
GuaraníAvañe’ẽgngn
Gujaratiગુજરાતીgugu
HawaiianŌlelo Hawaiʻihawhaw_US
Hazaragiهزاره گیhazhaz
Hebrewעִבְרִיתhehe_IL
Hindiहिन्दीhihi_IN
HungarianMagyarhuhu_HU
IcelandicÍslenskaisis_IS
IdoIdoidoido
IndonesianBahasa Indonesiaidid_ID
IrishGaeligegaga
ItalianItalianoitit_IT
Japanese日本語jaja
JavaneseBasa Jawajvjv_ID
KabyleTaqbaylitkabkab
Kannadaಕನ್ನಡknkn
KazakhҚазақ тіліkkkk
Khmerភាសាខ្មែរkmkm
KinyarwandaIkinyarwandakinkin
Kirghizкыргыз тилиkyky_KY
Korean한국어koko_KR
Kurdish (Sorani)كوردیckbckb
Laoພາສາລາວlolo
LatvianLatviešu valodalvlv
LimburgishLimburgslili
LingalaNgalalinlin
LithuanianLietuvių kalbaltlt_LT
LuxembourgishLëtzebuergeschlblb_LU
MacedonianМакедонски јазикmkmk_MK
MalagasyMalagasymgmg_MG
MalayBahasa Melayumsms_MY
Malayalamമലയാളംmlml_IN
MaoriTe Reo Māorimrimri
Marathiमराठीmrmr
Mingrelianმარგალური ნინაxmfxmf
MongolianМонголmnmn
MontenegrinCrnogorski jezikmeme_ME
Moroccan Arabicالعربية المغربيةaryary
Myanmar (Burmese)ဗမာစာmyamy_MM
Nepaliनेपालीnene_NP
Norwegian (Bokmål)Norsk bokmålnbnb_NO
Norwegian (Nynorsk)Norsk nynorsknnnn_NO
OccitanOccitanocioci
Oriyaଓଡ଼ିଆoryory
OsseticИронosos
Pashtoپښتوpsps
Persianفارسیfafa_IR
Persian (Afghanistan)(فارسی (افغانستانfa-affa_AF
PolishPolskiplpl_PL
Portuguese (Brazil)Português do Brasilpt-brpt_BR
Portuguese (Portugal)Portuguêsptpt_PT
Punjabiਪੰਜਾਬੀpapa_IN
RohingyaRuáingarhgrhg
RomanianRomânăroro_RO
Romansh ValladerRumantsch Valladerrohroh
RussianРусскийruru_RU
RusynРусиньскыйruerue
SakhaСахалыыsahsah
Sanskritभारतम्sa_insa_IN
SardinianSardusrdsrd
Scottish GaelicGàidhliggdgd
SerbianСрпски језикsrsr_RS
SilesianŚlōnskŏ gŏdkaszlszl
Sindhiسنڌيsndsnd
Sinhalaසිංහලsisi_LK
SlovakSlovenčinasksk_SK
SlovenianSlovenščinaslsl_SI
SomaliAfsoomaalisoso_SO
South Azerbaijaniگؤنئی آذربایجانazbazb
Spanish (Argentina)Español de Argentinaes-ares_AR
Spanish (Chile)Español de Chilees-cles_CL
Spanish (Colombia)Español de Colombiaes-coes_CO
Spanish (Guatemala)Español de Guatemalaes-gtes_GT
Spanish (Mexico)Español de Méxicoes-mxes_MX
Spanish (Peru)Español de Perúes-pees_PE
Spanish (Puerto Rico)Español de Puerto Ricoes-pres_PR
Spanish (Spain)Españoleses_ES
Spanish (Venezuela)Español de Venezuelaes-vees_VE
SundaneseBasa Sundasusu_ID
SwahiliKiswahiliswsw
SwedishSvenskasvsv_SE
Swiss GermanSchwyzerdütschgswgsw
TagalogTagalogtltl
TahitianReo Tahititahtah
TajikТоҷикӣtgtg
Tamazight (Central Atlas)ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜtzmtzm
Tamilதமிழ்tata_IN
Tamil (Sri Lanka)தமிழ்ta-lkta_LK
TatarТатар телеtttt_RU
Teluguతెలుగుtete
Thaiไทยthth
Tibetanབོད་སྐདbobo
Tigrinyaትግርኛtirtir
TurkishTürkçetrtr_TR
TurkmenTürkmençetuktuk
TweantsTwentstwdtwd
UighurUyƣurqəugug_CN
UkrainianУкраїнськаukuk
Urduاردوurur
UzbekO‘zbekchauzuz_UZ
VietnameseTiếng Việtvivi
WalloonWalonwawa
WelshCymraegcycy
YorubaYorùbáyoryor

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