Detect language
JavaScript, Browser · Oct 6, 2020

Detects the preferred language of the current user.
- Use
Navigator.language
or the first value ofNavigator.languages
if available, otherwise returndefaultLang
. - Omit the second argument,
defaultLang
, to use'en-US'
as the default language code.
const detectLanguage = (defaultLang = 'en-US') =>
navigator.language ||
(Array.isArray(navigator.languages) && navigator.languages[0]) ||
defaultLang;
detectLanguage(); // 'nl-NL'