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Supported Languages

Universally supports 110 languages for website translation, covering over 95% of the world’s online population. Each language is identified by an ISO 639 code and may have one or more translation variants to account for regional differences in vocabulary, spelling, and grammar.

How Languages Work

When you add a language to your site, Universally uses the language code to identify it and the variant to determine which translation style to apply. Most languages have a single variant that matches their code. Languages with significant regional differences — like Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, English, and French — offer multiple variants so your translations feel natural to each audience.

For example, Spanish (es) has two variants: es for European Spanish and es-419 for Latin American Spanish. A visitor from Mexico will see different phrasing than a visitor from Spain, even though both are reading Spanish.

Full Language List

NameCode
Afrikaansaf
Akanak
Albaniansq
Amharicam
Arabicar
Armenianhy
Assameseas
Azerbaijaniaz
Basqueeu
Belarusianbe
Bengalibn
Bosnianbs
Bulgarianbg
Catalanca
Cebuanoceb
Corsicanco
Croatianhr
Czechcs
Danishda
Dhivehidv
Dutchnl
English (American)en-us
English (British)en-gb
Esperantoeo
Estonianet
Filipinofil
Finnishfi
Frenchfr
French (Canada)fr-ca
Frisianfy
Galiciangl
Georgianka
Germande
Greekel
Gujaratigu
Haitian Creoleht
Hausaha
Hawaiianhaw
Hebrewhe
Hindihi
Hmonghmn
Hungarianhu
Icelandicis
Igboig
Indonesianid
Irishga
Italianit
Japaneseja
Javanesejv
Kannadakn
Kazakhkk
Khmerkm
Koreanko
Kriokri
Kurdishku
Kyrgyzky
Laolo
Latinla
Latvianlv
Lithuanianlt
Luxembourgishlb
Macedonianmk
Malagasymg
Malayms
Malayalamml
Maltesemt
Maorimi
Marathimr
Meiteilon (Manipuri)mni-mtei
Mongolianmn
Myanmar (Burmese)my
Nepaline
Norwegianno
Nyanja (Chichewa)ny
Odiaor
Pashtops
Persianfa
Polishpl
Portuguese (Brazilian)pt-br
Portuguese (European)pt
Punjabipa
Romanianro
Russianru
Samoansm
Scots Gaelicgd
Serbiansr
Sesothost
Shonasn
Simplified Chinesezh-hans
Sindhisd
Sinhalasi
Slovaksk
Sloveniansl
Somaliso
Spanish (European)es
Spanish (Latin American)es-419
Sundanesesu
Swahilisw
Swedishsv
Tajiktg
Tamilta
Telugute
Thaith
Traditional Chinesezh-hant
Turkishtr
Ukrainianuk
Urduur
Uyghurug
Uzbekuz
Vietnamesevi
Welshcy
Xhosaxh
Yiddishyi
Yorubayo
Zuluzu

Right-to-Left (RTL) Languages

Universally fully supports right-to-left languages. The following 9 languages are automatically rendered with RTL text direction:

Arabic, Dhivehi, Hebrew, Pashto, Persian, Sindhi, Urdu, Uyghur, and Yiddish.

Missing a Language?

If you need a language that isn’t listed here, contact us at [email protected]. We’re continuously expanding our language coverage.

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