The Intl.Locale.prototype.script
property is an accessor property which returns the script used for writing the particular language used in the locale.
Description
A script, sometimes called writing system, is one of the core attributes of a locale. It indicates the set of symbols, or glyphs, that are used to write a particular language. For instance, the script associated with English is Latin, whereas the script typically associated with Korean is Hangul. In many cases, denoting a script is not strictly necessary, since the language (which is necessary) is only written in a single script. There are exceptions to this rule, however, and it is important to indicate the script whenever possible, in order to have a complete Unicode language identifier.
Examples
Setting the script in the locale identifer string argument
The script is the second part of a valid Unicode language identifier string, and can be set by adding it to the locale identifier string that is passed into the Locale
constructor. Note that the script is not a required part of a locale identifier.
let scriptStr = new Intl.Locale("en-Latn-US"); console.log(scriptStr.script); // Prints "Latn"
Setting the script via the configuration object
The Locale
constructor takes a configuration object, which can be used to set the script subtag and property.
let scriptObj = new Intl.Locale("fr-FR", {script: "Latn"}); console.log(scriptObj.script); // Prints "Latn"
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Internationalization API (ECMA-402) |
Browser compatibility
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script | Chrome Full support 74 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 75 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 62 | Safari Full support 14 | WebView Android Full support 74 | Chrome Android Full support 74 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support 53 | Safari iOS Full support 14 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 11.0 | nodejs
Full support
12.0.0
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Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.