# Locale

> FullCalendar v3 documentation, for an old release. Web version: https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/localization
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> Latest version (v7): https://fullcalendar.io/docs/localization.md

You can tailor the calendar for certain languages (aka "locales"). The [locale](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/locale.md) setting is the most important, as it sets the defaults of many other options at the same time.

## Articles

- [locale](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/locale.md) - Customize the language and localization options for the calendar.
- [isRTL](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/isRTL.md) - Displays the calendar in right-to-left mode.
- [firstDay](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/firstDay.md) - The day that each week begins.
- [monthNames](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/monthNames.md) - Full names of months.
- [monthNamesShort](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/monthNamesShort.md) - Abbreviated names of months.
- [dayNames](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/dayNames.md) - Full names of days-of-week.
- [dayNamesShort](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/dayNamesShort.md) - Abbreviated names of days-of-week.

## See Also

- [timeFormat](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/timeFormat.md) - Determines the time-text that will be displayed on each event.
- [columnFormat](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/columnFormat.md) - Determines the text that will be displayed on the calendar’s column headings.
- [titleFormat](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/titleFormat.md) - Determines the text that will be displayed in the header’s title.
- [buttonText](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/buttonText.md) - Text that will be displayed on buttons of the header/footer.
- [weekNumberTitle](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/weekNumberTitle.md) - The heading text for week numbers.
- [eventLimitText](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/eventLimitText.md) - Determines the text of the link created by the eventLimit setting.
- [dayPopoverFormat](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/dayPopoverFormat.md) - Determines the date format of title of the popover created by the eventLimitClick option.

## Demos

- [Dynamically switch between locales](https://legacy.fullcalendar.io/v3/locale-demo)