i18n.getUILanguage()
Gets the UI language of the browser. This is different from i18n.getAcceptLanguages which returns the preferred user languages.
Syntax
browser.i18n.getUILanguage()
Parameters
None.
Return value
string. The browser UI language code as an i18n.LanguageCode.
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getUILanguage |
35 |
14 |
47
Firefox 55 and earlier returns a language tag that's separated with the underscore character instead of hyphen, see bug 1374552.
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Yes |
14 |
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48 |
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Examples
var uiLanguage = browser.i18n.getUILanguage(); console.log(uiLanguage); //e.g. "fr"
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.i18n API. This documentation is derived from i18n.json in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/i18n/getUILanguage