Title: How to get current language in Javascript?
Last modified: June 25, 2024

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# How to get current language in Javascript?

 *  Resolved [NikkaG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikkag/)
 * (@nikkag)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-get-current-language-in-javascript/)
 * Sorry to open a new ticket but I didn’t find a solution.
 * Is there a JS function to get the current language?
 * I have a JS script that needs to be different for each language. I can only use
   JS, not PHP. 
   The script is used to integrate the Cookie banner created with 
   Iubenda [https://www.iubenda.com/en/](https://www.iubenda.com/en/)

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 *  Thread Starter [NikkaG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikkag/)
 * (@nikkag)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-get-current-language-in-javascript/#post-17851107)
 * Sorry for my stupid question 🙄, I can use for example:
 * `var my_current_language = document.documentElement.lang;`

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 * Last reply from: [NikkaG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nikkag/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-get-current-language-in-javascript/#post-17851107)
 * Status: resolved