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Locale

A locale combines language and regional settings to present content, numbers, dates, and conventions appropriately.

A locale combines language and regional settings to present content, numbers, dates, and conventions appropriately. Technology, content, and processes must account for language, region, search behavior, and local conventions together. The concept is closely related to Primary Locale and Secondary Locale.

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Locale

Which conventions depend on the locale?
The locale governs number and date formats, currency, sorting, units of measurement, and writing conventions. An amount such as 1,234.50 is written with swapped separators in other locales. These formats should be produced with the platform's locale functions rather than typed by hand into copy.
How are locales represented in CMS content?
In Webflow, all locale variants of a CMS item share the same item ID. Fields such as text, slugs, or metadata can be overridden per locale. This keeps the mapping between language versions unambiguous without duplicating content as separate items.
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary locale?
The primary locale is the source version in which content is created first. Secondary locales inherit field values from the primary locale until they are overridden. This eases maintenance but requires translation status to be tracked visibly. Changes to the primary locale affect fields that have not been overridden.
How does a locale differ from a language?
A language describes only the idiom, while a locale adds the region and therefore conventions. German in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland uses different currencies, spellings, and formats. Distinguishing only by language overlooks regional expectations for prices, dates, and forms of address.