Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Intl/Locale/minimize

The Intl.Locale.prototype.minimize() method attempts to remove information about the locale that would be added by calling Locale.maximize().

Syntax

locale.minimize()

Return value

A Locale instance whose baseName property returns the result of the Remove Likely Subtags algorithm executed against locale.baseName.

Description

This method carries out the reverse of maximize(), removing any language, script, or region subtags from the locale language identifier (essentially the contents of baseName). This is useful when there are superfluous subtags in the language identifier; for instance, "en-Latn" can be simplified to "en", since "Latn" is the only script used to write English. minimize() only affects the main subtags that comprise the language identifier: language, script, and region subtags. Other subtags after the "-u" in the locale indentifier are called extension subtags and are not affected by the minimize() method. Examples of these subtags include Locale.hourCycle, Locale.calendar, and Locale.numeric.

Examples

Using minimize

let myLocale = new Intl.Locale("fr-Latn-FR", {hourCycle: "h24", calendar: "gregory"});
console.log(myLocale.baseName); // Prints "fr-Latn-FR"
console.log(myLocale.toString()); // Prints "fr-Latn-FR-u-ca-gregory-hc-h24"

let myLocMinimized = myLocale.minimize();

// Prints "fr", since French is only written in the Latin script
// and is most likely to be spoken in France.
console.log(myLocMinimized.baseName); 

// Prints "fr-u-ca-gregory-hc-h24". 
// Note that the extension tags (after "-u") remain unchanged.
console.log(myLocMinimized.toString());

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Internationalization API (ECMA-402)

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`minimize`	Chrome Full support 74	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 75	IE No support No	Opera Full support 62	Safari Full support 14 Notes' Full support 14 Notes' Notes' Safari 14 Technology Preview 107-111 returns a string instead of a Locale object.	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 Notes' Full support 14 Notes' Notes' Safari 14 Technology Preview 107-111 returns a string instead of a Locale object.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 11.0	nodejs Full support 12.0.0 Notes' Full support 12.0.0 Notes' Notes' Before version 13.0.0, only the locale data for `en-US` is available by default. See the `Locale()` constructor for more details.

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No support: No support
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