NOTE: Code page is an outdated method for character encoding.
It is now preferable to use 16 bit character set of Unicode.

As defined by Microsoft, a locale is either a language or a language in combination with a country. See below for the definitions of locale and LCID and other resources.

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LocaleLanguage
codeLCID
stringLCID
DecimalLCID
HexadecimalCodepage Afrikaansafaf10784361252Albaniansqsq10521250Amharicamam1118Arabic - Algeriaarar-dz512114011256Arabic - Bahrainarar-bh153611256Arabic - Egyptarar-eg30731256Arabic - Iraqarar-iq20498011256Arabic - Jordanarar-jo112651256Arabic - Kuwaitarar-kw1331334011256Arabic - Lebanonarar-lb1228930011256Arabic - Libyaarar-ly409710011256Arabic - Moroccoarar-ma614518011256Arabic - Omanarar-om819320011256Arabic - Qatararar-qa1638540011256Arabic - Saudi Arabiaarar-sa10254011256Arabic - Syriaarar-sy1024128011256Arabic - Tunisiaarar-tn71691256Arabic - United Arab Emiratesarar-ae1433738011256Arabic - Yemenarar-ye921724011256Armenianhyhy1067Assameseasas1101Azeri - Cyrillicazaz-az20921251Azeri - Latinazaz-az10681254Basqueeueu10691252Belarusianbebe10594231251Bengali - Bangladeshbnbn2117845Bengali - Indiabnbn1093445Bosnianbsbs5146Bulgarianbgbg10264021251Burmesemymy1109455Catalancaca10274031252Chinese - Chinazhzh-cn2052804Chinese - Hong Kong SARzhzh-hk3076Chinese - Macau SARzhzh-mo51241404Chinese - Singaporezhzh-sg41001004Chinese - Taiwanzhzh-tw1028404Croatianhrhr10501250Czechcscs10294051250Danishdada10304061252DivehiDhivehiMaldiviandvdvDutch - Belgiumnlnl-be20678131252Dutch - Netherlandsnlnl-nl10434131252Edo1126466English - Australiaenen-au30811252English - Belizeenen-bz1024928091252English - Canadaenen-ca410510091252English - Caribbeanenen-cb922524091252English - Great Britainenen-gb20578091252English - Indiaenen-in163934009English - Irelandenen-ie615318091252English - Jamaicaenen-jm820120091252English - New Zealandenen-nz512914091252English - Philippinesenen-ph1332134091252English - Southern Africaenen-za71771252English - Trinidadenen-tt112731252English - United Statesenen-us10334091252English - Zimbabween1229730091252Estonianetet10614251257FYRO Macedoniamkmk10711251Faroesefofo10804381252Farsi - Persianfafa10654291256Filipino1124464Finnishfifi10351252French - Belgiumfrfr-be20601252French - Cameroonfr11276French - Canadafrfr-ca30841252French - Congofr9228French - Cote d'Ivoirefr12300French - Francefrfr-fr10361252French - Luxembourgfrfr-lu51321252French - Malifr13324French - Monacofr61561252French - Moroccofr14348French - Senegalfr10252French - Switzerlandfrfr-ch41081252French - West Indiesfr7180Frisian - Netherlands1122462Gaelic - Irelandgdgd-ie2108Gaelic - Scotlandgdgd1084Galiciangl11104561252Georgianka1079437German - Austriadede-at30791252German - Germanydede-de10314071252German - Liechtensteindede-li512714071252German - Luxembourgdede-lu410310071252German - Switzerlanddede-ch20558071252Greekelel10324081253Guarani - Paraguaygngn1140474Gujaratigugu1095447HID (Human Interface Device)1279Hebrewhehe10371255Hindihihi1081439Hungarianhuhu10381250Icelandicisis10391252Igbo - Nigeria1136470Indonesianidid10574211252Italian - Italyitit-it10404101252Italian - Switzerlanditit-ch20648101252Japanesejaja1041411Kannadaknkn1099Kashmiriksks1120460Kazakhkkkk10871251Khmerkmkm1107453Konkani1111457Koreankoko1042412Kyrgyz - Cyrillic10884401251Laololo1108454Latinlala1142476Latvianlvlv10624261257Lithuanianltlt10634271257Malay - Bruneimsms-bn21101252Malay - Malaysiamsms-my10861252Malayalammlml1100Maltesemtmt1082Manipuri1112458Maorimimi1153481Marathimrmr1102Mongolianmnmn2128850Mongolianmnmn11044501251Nepalinene1121461Norwegian - Bokmlnbno-no10444141252Norwegian - Nynorsknnno-no20688141252Oriyaoror1096448Polishplpl10454151250Portuguese - Brazilptpt-br10464161252Portuguese - Portugalptpt-pt20708161252Punjabipapa1094446Raeto-Romancermrm1047417Romanian - Moldovaroro-mo2072818Romanian - Romaniaroro10484181250Russianruru10494191251Russian - Moldovaruru-mo2073819Sami Lappish1083Sanskritsasa1103Serbian - Cyrillicsrsr-sp30981251Serbian - Latinsrsr-sp20741250Sesotho (Sutu)1072430Setsuanatntn1074432Sindhisdsd1113459SinhalaSinhalesesisi1115Slovaksksk10511250Slovenianslsl10604241250Somalisoso1143477Sorbiansbsb1070Spanish - Argentinaeses-ar112741252Spanish - Boliviaeses-bo163941252Spanish - Chileeses-cl133221252Spanish - Colombiaeses-co92261252Spanish - Costa Ricaeses-cr51301252Spanish - Dominican Republiceses-do71781252Spanish - Ecuadoreses-ec122981252Spanish - El Salvadoreses-sv174181252Spanish - Guatemalaeses-gt41061252Spanish - Honduraseses-hn184421252Spanish - Mexicoeses-mx20581252Spanish - Nicaraguaeses-ni194661252Spanish - Panamaeses-pa61541252Spanish - Paraguayeses-py153701252Spanish - Perueses-pe102501252Spanish - Puerto Ricoeses-pr204901252Spanish - Spain (Traditional)eses-es10341252Spanish - Uruguayeses-uy143461252Spanish - Venezuelaeses-ve82021252Swahiliswsw10894411252Swedish - Finlandsvsv-fi20771252Swedish - Swedensvsv-se10531252Syriac1114Tajiktgtg1064428Tamiltata1097449Tatartttt10924441251Telugutete1098Thaithth1054Tibetanbobo1105451Tsongatsts1073431Turkishtrtr10551254Turkmentktk1090442Ukrainianukuk10584221251UnicodeUTF-80Urduurur10564201256Uzbek - Cyrillicuzuz-uz21158431251Uzbek - Latinuzuz-uz10914431254Venda1075433Vietnamesevivi10661258Welshcycy1106452Xhosaxhxh1076434Yiddishyiyi1085Zuluzuzu1077435

This table was generated from information at Microsoft Windows Encodings and Code Pages and additional resources listed below.

Definitions ^ Back to Page top ^

Locale: A collection of language-related, user-preference information represented as a list of values.

Locale ID (LCID): A 32-bit value defined by Microsoft Windows that consists of a language ID, sort ID, and reserved bits that identify a particular language.

Codepage: "An ordered set of characters in which a numeric index (code point values) is associated with each character. The first 128 characters of each codepage are functionally the same and include all characters needed to type English text. The upper 128 characters of OEM and ANSI codepages contain characters used in a language or group of languages (Taken from Related resources below)".

Related resources

FAQs about Locales and Languages

National Language Support Reference

Windows Language Code Identifier (LCID) Reference