Intl.getCanonicalLocales()

The Intl.getCanonicalLocales() static method returns an array containing the canonical locale names. Duplicates will be omitted and elements will be validated as structurally valid language tags.

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Syntax

js
Intl.getCanonicalLocales(locales)

Parameters

locales

A list of String values for which to get the canonical locale names.

Return value

An array containing the canonical locale names.

Examples

Using getCanonicalLocales

js
Intl.getCanonicalLocales("EN-US"); // ["en-US"]
Intl.getCanonicalLocales(["EN-US", "Fr"]); // ["en-US", "fr"]

Intl.getCanonicalLocales("EN_US");
// RangeError:'EN_US' is not a structurally valid language tag

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Internationalization API Specification
# sec-intl.getcanonicallocales

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
Deno
Node.js
getCanonicalLocales

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