Language
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Language is a feature that allows changing languages for people who prefer to play in a language other than their default setting. The language menu is accessible via a button in the options/settings menu below general in Java Edition and below storage in Bedrock Edition.
Languages[edit | edit source]
Number | Name (transliteration) | Language (in English) | Locale Code | Official language in | Added in | |||
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JE | BE | In-game | ISO 639-3 | JE | BE | |||
1 | – | Afrikaans | Afrikaans (Suid-Afrika) | af_za | afr_ZA | Namibia, South Africa | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
2 | – | اللغة العربية (alLuġah al'Arabiyye) | Arabic | ar_sa | ara_SA | Arab League (Middle East and North Africa) | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
3 | – | Asturianu | Asturian | ast_es | ast_ES | Asturias (Spanish Autonomous Community) | 1.7.4 | – |
4 | – | Azərbaycanca (Azərbaycan) | Azerbaijani | az_az | aze_AZ | Azerbaijan, Dagestan (Russia) | 1.7.10 | – |
5 | – | Башҡортса | Bashkir | ba_ru | bak_RU | Bashkortostan (Russia) | 1.14.3-pre3 (1.14.3) | – |
6 | – | Boarisch | Bavarian | bar | bar_DE | Bavaria | 18w48a (1.14) | – |
7 | – | Беларуская (Беларусь) | Belarusian | be_by | bel_BY | Belarus | 1.9 | – |
8 | 23 | Български (България) | Bulgarian | bg_bg | bul_BG | Bulgaria | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
9 | – | Brezhoneg (Breizh) | Breton | br_fr | bre_FR | Brittany (Celtic Nation inside of France) | 1.9 | – |
10 | – | Braobans | Brabantian | brb | qbr_NL | Netherlands | 1.13.1-pre1 (1.13.1) | – |
11 | – | Bosanski (Bosna i Hercegovina) | Bosnian | bs_ba | bos_BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18w16a (1.13) | – |
12 | – | Català (Catalunya) | Catalan | ca_es | cat_ES | Spain (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia), Andorra | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
13 | 21 | Čeština (Česko) | Czech | cs_cz | ces_CZ | Czechia | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
14 | – | Cymraeg (Cymru) | Welsh | cy_gb | cym_GB | Wales | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
15 | 2 | Dansk (Danmark) | Danish | da_dk | dan_DK | Denmark, Faroe Islands | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
16 | – | Österreichisches Deitsch | Austrian German | de_at | bar_AT | Austria | 1.10 | – |
17 | – | Schwiizerdutsch | Swiss German | de_ch | gsw_CH | Switzerland | 18w15a (1.13) | – |
18 | 3 | Deutsch | German | de_de | deu_DE | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Belgium | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
19 | 22 | Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα) | Greek | el_gr | ell_GR | Greece, Cyprus. | 12w01a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
20 | – | English (Australia) | Australian English | en_au | eng_AU | Australia | 12w21b (1.3.1) | – |
21 | – | English (Canada) | Canadian English | en_ca | eng_CA | Canada | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
22 | 4 | English (United Kingdom) | British English | en_gb | eng_GB | Great Britain, India, Singapore, Ireland... | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.15.0 |
23 | – | English (New Zealand) | New Zealand English | en_nz | eng_NZ | New Zealand | 1.9 | – |
24 | – | Pirate Speak | Pirate English | en_pt | qpe | The Seven Seas | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
25 | – | ɥsᴉꞁᵷuƎ (uʍoᗡ ǝpᴉsd∩) | Upside down British English | en_ud | eng-Qabs_GB | (none) | 1.9.2 | – |
26 | 5 | English (US) | American English | en_us | United States | 0.0.2a | Pre-release | |
27 | – | Anglish | Modern English minus borrowed words[note 1] | enp | qep | Foroned Kingdom | 1.13-pre5 (1.13) | – |
28 | – | Shakespearean English | Early Modern English | enws | qes | Kingdom of England | ? (1.13) | – |
29 | – | Esperanto | Esperanto | eo_uy | epo | Constructed language (international) | 12w05a (1.2.1) | – |
30 | – | Español (Argentina) | Argentinian Spanish | es_ar | spa_AR | Argentina | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
31 | – | Español (Chile) | Chilean Spanish | es_cl | spa_CL | Chile | 18w16a (1.13) | – |
32 | – | Español (Ecuador) | Ecuadorian Spanish | es_ec | spa_EC | Ecuador | 20w22a (1.16) | – |
33 | 6 | Español (España) | European Spanish | es_es | spa_ES | Spain, Equatorial Guinea | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
34 | 7 | Español (México) | Mexican Spanish | es_mx | spa_MX | Mexico | 1.1 | Alpha v0.12.1 |
35 | – | Español (Uruguay) | Uruguayan Spanish | es_uy | spa_UY | Uruguay | 1.1 | – |
36 | – | Español (Venezuela) | Venezuelan Spanish | es_ve | spa_VE | Venezuela | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
37 | – | Andalûh | Andalusian | esan | spa_ES-AN | Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla, Gibraltar | 20w07a (1.16) | – |
38 | – | Eesti (Eesti) | Estonian | et_ee | est_EE | Estonia | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
39 | – | Euskara (Euskal Herria) | Basque | eu_es | eus_ES | Basque Country (Spain) | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
40 | – | فارسی (Fārsiy) | Persian | fa_ir | fas_IR | Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan | 1.7.2 | – |
41 | 18 | Suomi (Suomi) | Finnish | fi_fi | fin_FI | Finland | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
42 | – | Filipino (Filipinas) | Filipino | fil_ph | fil_PH | Philippines | 1.7.2 | – |
43 | – | Føroyskt (Føroyar) | Faroese | fo_fo | fao_FO | Faroe Islands | 1.9 | – |
44 | 8 | Français (Québec) | Canadian French | fr_ca | fra_CA | Canada | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
45 | 9 | Français (France) | European French | fr_fr | fra_FR | France, Belgium, Monaco, Switzerland,... | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
46 | – | Fränggisch (Franggn) | East Franconian | fra_de | vmf_DE | Franconia (Germany) | 1.13.1 | – |
47 | – | Furlan (Friûl) | Friulian | fur_it | fur_IT | Italy (Friuli) | 22w03a (1.18.2) | – |
48 | – | Frysk (Fryslân) | Frisian | fy_nl | fry_NL | Netherlands | 1.9 | – |
49 | – | Gaeilge (Éire) | Irish | ga_ie | gle_IE | Ireland | 12w21b (1.3.1) | – |
50 | – | Gàidhlig (Alba) | Scottish Gaelic | gd_gb | gla_GB | Scotland, Canada (Nova Scotia) | 1.9.2 | – |
51 | – | Galego (Galicia) | Galician | gl_es | glg_ES | Galicia (Spain) | 1.1 | – |
52 | – | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawai‘i) | Hawaiian | haw_us | haw_US | Hawaii | 1.10 | – |
53 | – | עברית ('Ivriyþ) | Hebrew | he_il | heb_IL | Israel | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
54 | – | हिन्दी (Hindī) | Hindi | hi_in | hin_IN | India, Fiji | 1.1 | – |
55 | – | Hrvatski (Hrvatska) | Croatian | hr_hr | hrv_HR | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
56 | 11 | Magyar (Magyarország) | Hungarian | hu_hu | hun_HU | Hungary | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
57 | – | Հայերեն (Hayeren) | Armenian | hy_am | hye_AM | Armenia | 13w38c (1.7.2) | – |
58 | 1 | Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia) | Indonesian | id_id | ind_ID | Indonesia | 12w21b (1.3.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
59 | – | Igbo (Naijiria) | Igbo | ig_ng | ibo_NG | Nigeria | 18w15a (1.13) | – |
60 | – | Ido | Ido | io_en | ido | Constructed language | ? (1.11) | – |
61 | – | Íslenska (Ísland) | Icelandic | is_is | isl_IS | Iceland | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
62 | – | Medžuslovjansky | Interslavic | isv | qis | Constructed language (Slavic countries) | 20w07a (1.16) | – |
63 | 10 | Italiano (Italia) | Italian | it_it | ita_IT | Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City State. | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
64 | 26 | 日本語 (Nihongo) | Japanese | ja_jp | jpn_JP | Japan | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
65 | – | la .lojban. | Lojban | jbo_en | jbo | Constructed language | 1.9 | – |
66 | – | ქართული (Kharthuli) | Georgian | ka_ge | kat_GE | Georgia | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
67 | – | Қазақша (Qazaqşa) | Kazakh | kk_kz | kaz_KZ | Kazakhstan, northern Xinjiang (China), Mongolia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan | 18w48a (1.14) | – |
68 | – | ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannađa) | Kannada | kn_in | kan_IN | India | 18w16a (1.13) | – |
69 | 29 | 한국어 (Hangugeo) | Korean | ko_kr | kor_KR | South Korea, North Korea, Yanbian (China) | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
70 | – | Kölsch/Ripoarisch | Kölsch/Ripuarian | ksh | ksh_DE | Germany (Rhineland), Belgium, Netherlands | 1.9 | – |
71 | – | Kernewek (Kernow) | Cornish | kw_gb | cor_GB | Cornwall | 13w02a (1.5) | – |
72 | – | Latina (Latium) | Latin | la_la | lat_VA | Vatican (no native speakers, was the language of Roman Empire during Antiquity) | 13w38c (1.7.2) | – |
73 | – | Lëtzebuergesch (Lëtzebuerg) | Luxembourgish | lb_lu | ltz_LU | Luxembourg, Germany, France (region), Belgium | 13w38c (1.7.2) | – |
74 | – | Limburgs | Limburgish | li_li | lim_NL | Netherlands, Belgium, Germany | 1.9 | – |
75 | – | Lombard (Lombardia) | Lombard | lmo | lmo_IT | Italy (Lombardy, Piedmont, South Tyrol, Trentino), Switzerland (Grisons, Ticino), Brazil (Santa Catarina) | 21w38a (1.18) | – |
76 | – | ລາວ (ປະເທດລາວ) | Lao | lo_la | lao_LA | Laos, Thailand (Isan), Cambodia (Stung Treng, Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri), Vietnam (Điện Biên, Lai Châu and Sơn La) | 1.20 | – |
77 | – | LOLCAT (Kingdom of Cats) | LOLCAT | lol_us | qll | The Kingdom of Cats (Web language) | 1.9 | – |
78 | – | Lietuvių | Lithuanian | lt_lt | lit_LT | Lithuania (Lietuva) | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
79 | – | Latviešu (Latvija) | Latvian | lv_lv | lav_LV | Latvia | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
80 | – | 文言(華夏)(Wényán (Huáxià)) | Literary Chinese | lzh | lzh | Sinosphere (was used as the official formal written language) | 1.17.1-pre2 (1.17.1) | – |
81 | – | Македонски (Makedonski) | Macedonian | mk_mk | mkd_MK | North Macedonia | 1.9 | – |
82 | – | Монгол (Mongol) | Mongolian | mn_mn | mon_MN | Mongolia, Inner Mongolia (China) | 1.10 | – |
83 | – | Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia) | Malay | ms_my | zlm_MY | Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
84 | – | Malti (Malta) | Maltese | mt_mt | mlt_MT | Malta | 12w07a (1.2.1)[note 2] | – |
85 | – | Mēxikatlahtōlli (Mēxiko) | Nahuatl | nah | nhe_MX | Mexico, United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Canada | 22w43a (1.19.3) | – |
86 | – | Platdüütsk | Low German | nds_de | nds_DE | Germany, Netherlands | 1.7.4 | – |
87 | – | Vlaams (Vlaanderen) | Dutch, Flemish | nl_be | nld_BE | Belgium, Netherlands | 18w16a (1.13) | – |
88 | 12 | Nederlands (Nederland) | Dutch | nl_nl | nld_NL | Netherlands, Belgium, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Suriname. | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.0.3 (build 1) |
89 | – | Norsk nynorsk (Norge) | Norwegian Nynorsk | nn_no | nno_NO | Norway | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
90 | 13 | Norsk Bokmål (Norge) | Norwegian Bokmål | no_no[JE only] nb_no[BE only] | nob_NO | Norway | 13w02a (1.5) | 1.1 (build 1) |
91 | – | Occitan | Occitan | oc_fr | oci_FR | Occitania (Val d'Aran in Spain, southern tier of France, several alpine valleys of Piedmont) | 13w38c (1.7.2) | – |
92 | – | Övdalsk | Elfdalian | ovd | ovd_SE | Älvdalen (Sweden) | 1.13-pre3 (1.13) | – |
93 | 14 | Polski (Polska) | Polish | pl_pl | pol_PL | Poland | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
94 | 15 | Português (Brasil) | Brazilian Portuguese | pt_br | por_BR | Brazil | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
95 | 16 | Português (Portugal) | European Portuguese | pt_pt | por_PT | Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, ... | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
96 | – | Quenya | Quenya (Form of Elvish from LOTR) | qya_aa | qya | Constructed language (Lord of the Rings: Aman) | 1.1 | – |
97 | – | Română (România) | Romanian | ro_ro | ron_RO | Romania, Moldova, Transnistria | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
98 | – | Дореформенный русскiй (Doreformennɨĭ russkiĭ) | Russian (Pre-revolutionary) | rpr | qpr | Russian Empire | 21w16a (1.17) | – |
99 | 24 | Русский (Russkiy) | Russian | ru_ru | rus_RU | Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, .... | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
100 | – | Руснацькый (Пудкарпатя, Украина) | Rusyn | ry_ua | rue_UA | Slovakia, Serbia (Vojvodina), Poland, Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast), Croatia, Hungary, Czechia | 22w43a (1.19.3) | – |
101 | – | Сахалыы (Cаха Сирэ) | Yakut | sah_sah | sah_RU | Russia (Sakha) | 1.20 | – |
102 | – | Davvisámegiella | Northern Sami | se_no | sme_NO | Norway, Sweden, Finland | 1.8 | – |
103 | 17 | Slovenčina (Slovensko) | Slovak | sk_sk | slk_SK | Slovakia | 12w01a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
104 | – | Slovenščina (Slovenija) | Slovenian | sl_si | slv_SI | Slovenia | 11w49a (1.1) | – |
105 | – | Af-Soomaali (Soomaaliya) | Somali | so_so | som_SO | Somalia | 1.9 | – |
106 | – | Shqip (Shqiperia) | Albanian | sq_al | sqi_AL | Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo | 1.9 | – |
107 | – | Srpski (Srbija) | Serbian (Latin) | sr_cs | srp-Latn_RS | Serbia (Kosovo), Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.20.1-rc1 (1.20.1) | – |
108 | – | Српски (Србија) | Serbian (Cyrillic) | sr_sp | srp-Cyrl_RS | Serbia (Kosovo), Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
109 | 19 | Svenska (Sverige) | Swedish | sv_se | swe_SE | Sweden, Finland | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
110 | – | Säggs'sch | Upper Saxon German | sxu | sxu_DE | Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia | 1.13-pre3 (1.13) | – |
111 | – | Ślōnskŏ (Śląski) | Silesian | szl | szl_PL | Upper Silesia (Poland) | 1.13-pre3 (1.13) | – |
112 | – | தமிழ் (Tamił) | Tamil | ta_in | tam_IN | Sri Lanka, India (Tamil Nadu), Singapore | 18w16a (1.13) | – |
113 | – | ไทย (thai) | Thai | th_th | tha_TH | Thailand | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
114 | – | Tagalog (Pilipinas) | Tagalog | tl_ph | tgl_PH | Philippines | 1.15.1-pre1 (1.15.1) | – |
115 | – | tlhIngan Hol (tlhIngan wo') | Klingon | tlh_aa | tlh | Constructed language (Star Trek: the Klingon Empire) | 12w01a (1.1) | – |
116 | – | toki pona (ma pona) | Toki Pona | tok | tok | Constructed language | 21w38a (1.18) | – |
117 | 20 | Türkçe (Türkiye) | Turkish | tr_tr | tur_TR | Türkiye, Cyprus | 11w49a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
118 | – | Татарча | Tatar | tt_ru | tat_RU | Tatarstan (Russia) | 1.13.1 | – |
119 | 25 | Українська (Ukrayins'ka) | Ukrainian | uk_ua | ukr_UA | Ukraine, Transnistria. | 12w01a (1.1) | 1.1 (build 1) |
120 | – | Català (Valencià) | Valencian | val_es | cat_ES-VC | Spain | 1.7.4 | – |
121 | – | Vèneto | Venetian | vec_it | vec_IT | Italy, Slovenia, Croatia | 1.13-pre1 (1.13) | – |
122 | – | Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam) | Vietnamese | vi_vn | vie_VN | Vietnam | 1.1 | – |
123 | – | Viossa | Viossa | vp_vl | Constructed language | 1.20.5-pre1 (1.20.5) | – | |
124 | – | ייִדיש (Yidiš) | Yiddish | yi_de | yid_IL | United States, Germany, Israel, various European nations. | 19w34a (1.15) | – |
125 | – | Yorùbá | Yoruba | yo_ng | yor_NG | Nigeria | 18w15a (1.13) | – |
126 | 27 | 简体中文(中国大陆) (Jiǎntǐ Zhōngwén (Zhōngguó Dàlù)) | Chinese Simplified (Mainland China; Mandarin) | zh_cn | zho-Hans_CN[note 3] | Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia | 11w49a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
127 | – | 繁體中文(香港特別行政區) (Fàahntái Jūngmàhn (Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui))[note 4] | Chinese Traditional (Hong Kong SAR; Mix) | zh_hk | zho-Hant_HK | Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR | 21w16a (1.17) | – |
128 | 28 | 繁體中文(台灣) (Fántǐ Zhōngwén (Táiwān)) | Chinese Traditional (Taiwan; Mandarin) | zh_tw | zho-Hant_TW[note 5] | Taiwan | 12w01a (1.1) | Alpha v0.11.0 (build 1) |
129 | – | بهاس ملايو (مليسيا) | Malay (Jawi) | zlm_arab | zlm-Arab_MY | Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1.19-pre4 (1.19) | – |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ In other words, only Old English etymology. See Wikipedia:Linguistic purism in English.
- ↑ Maltese added in 11w49a but removed in 12w01a. It was then re-added in 12w07a.
- ↑ de facto cmn-Hans_CN.
- ↑ The transcription is different from Taiwan's Trad. Chinese. Hong Kong speaks Cantonese, but the written language is quite close to Mandarin (but read out in Cantonese).
- ↑ de facto cmn-Hant_TW.
The table above includes the following constructed languages:
- Anglish; a language based on modern English but with all non-Germanic loan words removed,
- Esperanto; devised as an international language now estimated to be spoken by about 2,000,000 people worldwide,
- Ido; a language derived from Esperanto,
- Interslavic; a language based on Slavic languages created to facilitate communication between Slavs,
- Klingon; an alien language from Star Trek devised by linguist Marc Okrand,
- Lojban; a language created by the Logical Language Group,
- Quenya; one of the Elvish languages devised by J.R.R. Tolkien,
- Talossan; a language created for the Talossa micronation. It has been removed in Java Edition 1.17 snapshot 21w03a as its translations were incomplete.
- Toki Pona; a philosophical language created by Sonja Lang. It is known for having a limited lexicon of 120-137 words, though the exact number can fluctuate due to changes proposed/made by its community.
- Viossa; a language created by r/conlangs to simulate the conditions of naturalistic pidgin formation.
Java Edition is also available in the following joke "languages":
- LOLCAT; English written in the way a stereotypical Lolcat talks,
- Pirate Speak; English written in the way a stereotypical pirate talks,
- Shakespearean English; English based on the literary style of William Shakespeare.
- Upside down English.
History[edit | edit source]
Reason: Numbers for Java Edition are obviously inaccurate, the total number should be 128 in 1.20.1-rc1+.
Here is a table that summarizes the modifications of languages through the updates:
Java Edition | ||||
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Version | Added | Removed | Total | |
Release | Snapshot | |||
1.1 | 11w49a | 35 | – | 36 |
12w01a | 17 | 3 | 50 | |
(1.1 release) | 6 | – | 56 | |
1.2.1 | 12w05a | 1 | – | 57 |
12w07a | 1 | – | 58 | |
1.3.1 | 12w21b | 3 | – | 61 |
1.5 | 13w02a | 2 | 1 | 62 |
1.7.2 | 13w38c | 4 | ? | 66 |
1.7.4 | – | 3 | ? | 69 |
1.7.10 | – | 1 | ? | 70 |
1.8 | – | 1 | – | 71 |
1.9 | – | 13 | – | 84 |
1.9.2 | 25 April 2016 | 2 | – | 86 |
1.10 | – | 4 | – | 90 |
1.11 | – | 1 | – | 91 |
1.12 | – | 2 | 1 | 92 |
1.13 | – | 19 | – | 111 |
1.13.1 | – | 4 | – | 115 |
1.14.3 | 1.14.3-pre3 | 2 | – | 117 |
1.15 | 19w34a | 1 | – | 118 |
1.17 | 21w03a | – | 7 | 111 |
21w16a | 2 | – | 113 | |
1.17.1 | 1.17.1-pre2 | 1 | 3 | 111 |
1.18 | 21w38a | 2 | – | 113 |
1.18.2 | 22w03a | 1 | – | 114 |
1.19 | 1.19-pre4 | 1 | – | 115 |
1.19.3 | 22w43a | 2 | – | 117 |
1.20 | (1.20 release) | 2 | – | 119 |
1.20.1 | 1.20.1-rc1 | 1 | – | 120 |
1.20.5 | 1.20.5-pre1 | 1 | – | 129 |
Pocket Edition | ||||
Version | Added | Removed | Total | |
Release | Build | |||
v0.11.0 | build 1 | 13 | – | 13 |
v0.12.1 | – | 1 | – | 14 |
v0.15.0 | – | 1 | – | 15 |
1.0.3 | alpha 1.0.3.0 | 1 | – | 16 |
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | 13 | – | 29 |
Upcoming languages[edit | edit source]
Upcoming and still-in-progress translations are listed on the official Minecraft translation project page.
Removed languages[edit | edit source]
Austrian German was removed from Minecraft temporarily in version 12w01a because it was too similar to German. However, it has been re-included to the game again in version 1.10.
Java Edition | ||||||
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Name | Language | Locale Code | Official language in | Added in | Removed in | Reason |
Español (Latinoamérica) | Latin American Spanish | es_419 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 11w49a (1.1) | 12w01a (1.1) | Split into Argentinian, Mexican, Venezuelan, Uruguayan Spanish translations. |
Norsk (Bokmål) | Norwegian | nb_NO | Norway | 11w49a (1.1) | 13w02a (1.5) | Replaced by 'Norsk' (no_NO). |
English (South Africa) | South African English | en_za | South Africa | 1.10 | Before 18w06a | [more information needed] |
Gutrazda | Gothic | got | Obsolete language; has a revival moment. | 1.14.3-pre3 (1.14.3) | 21w03a (1.17) | Highly significant amount of untranslated strings. |
Taqbaylit | Kabyle | kab_dz | Algeria | 18w15a (1.13) | ||
Te Reo Māori | Māori | mi_nz | New Zealand | 1.7.10 | ||
Kanien’kéha | Mohawk | moh_ca | Canada, United States | 1.13.1 | ||
Nuučaan̓uł | Nuu-chah-nulth | nuk | Pacific Northwest Coast (Canada) | 1.13.1-pre2 (1.13.1) | ||
Ojibwemowin | Ojibwe | oji | Canada: Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
United States: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana |
1.13-pre5 (1.13) | ||
Talossan | Talossan | tzl_tzl | Constructed language | 1.9 | ||
Gaelg (Mannin) | Manx | gv_im | Isle of Man | 1.7.4 | 1.17.1-pre2 (1.17.1) | Potential amount of untranslated strings. |
Sicilianu | Sicilian | scn | Sicily, Calabria | 1.15.1-pre1 (1.15.1) | ||
Oschdallgaierisch | Allgovian German | swg | Germany | 1.10 |
File history[edit | edit source]
Java Edition Beta | |||||||
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1.0 | Added language files. Their names take the format of "en_US.lang". | ||||||
To define translations, they used "[translation key]=[translation]". | |||||||
Java Edition | |||||||
1.6.1 | 13w16a | All language files except en_US.lang were removed from the jar. | |||||
13w26a | en_US.lang is now located in the assets/minecraft/lang folder instead of the lang folder of the jar. | ||||||
1.11 | 16w32a | Changed name format to "en_us.lang". | |||||
1.13 | 18w02a | Languages now use JSON, and use "en_us.json". | |||||
1.19.3 | 22w42a | Language files are no longer tied to the game version now, which means old strings are still reserved in the language while new strings get added from time to time so that the old versions can still receive changes with translations. However, versions prior to 1.19.3 can no longer receive changes with the language file. | |||||
1.19.4 | 23w07a | en_us.json is now sorted alphanumerically by key. |
Translating[edit | edit source]
Issues[edit | edit source]
- Minecraft doesn't support combining characters, leading to some characters displaying improperly, e.g. diacritics appear as a separate character in some languages like Hindi, Tamil, Yiddish, or Thai.
- Splash texts are not translated and therefore always show up in English regardless of language setting.
- As of 1.6.1, a custom (not just translated) splash text can be used by using a resource pack.
- Minecraft's language option is only for text display. In some languages (such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and so on) players cannot input text in their languages. This is because Minecraft doesn't support the input method of the language. Some users can still use mods that support it.
Font[edit | edit source]
Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
! @ # $ £ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = ~ [ ] { } | \ : ; " ' , < > . ? . /
Minecraft's default font Mojangles is made up of a grid of dots. Each character supported by the font is between 1 and 6 dots wide. All ASCII characters between 32 (space) and 126 (~) are five dots wide, with the following exceptions:
ASCII codepoint | Character | Width (dots) |
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32 | space
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3 |
33 | !
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1 |
34 | "
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3 |
39 | '
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1 |
40 | (
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3 |
41 | )
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3 |
42 | *
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3 |
44 | ,
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1 |
46 | .
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1 |
58 | :
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1 |
59 | ;
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1 |
60 | <
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4 |
62 | >
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4 |
64 | @
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6 |
73 | I
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3 |
91 | [
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3 |
93 | ]
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3 |
96 | `
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2 |
102 | f
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4 |
105 | i
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1 |
107 | k
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4 |
108 | l
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2 |
116 | t
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3 |
123 | {
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3 |
124 | |
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1 |
125 | }
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3 |
126 | ~
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6 |
The space between characters is one dot wide.
Many glyphs are supported by the Minecraft font, but not all of them. GNU Unifont is used for several languages that use detailed characters, like Chinese or Tamil. See Resource Pack#Legacy Unicode.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- According to the Bedrock Edition Chat Settings and the Bedrock Edition game files, the name of the font used by the game is called "Mojangles".
- It is possible to add a custom language pack by modifying the minecraft.jar file, or, as of 13w16a, copying it to the assets/lang folder. In 1.6.1 (Java Edition 13w24a), this functionality was added to resource packs.
- All language files can be found in the same way as sound files (except the en_us.json file, where it is found on client.jar instead.)
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Screenshots[edit | edit source]
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Countries where Minecraft comes in an official language
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Top 20 languages on 4 April 2016
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Language selection screen in an earlier version
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Language selection screenshot from Jeb
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The Arabic language option
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The Hebrew language option
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More language options
References[edit | edit source]
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