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

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
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
`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 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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