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Localization
Adapting a product to another language and region, including formats, length and reading direction.
What is Localization?
Adapting a product to another language and region, including formats, length and reading direction.
What you learn
Translation isn’t enough. Check length, formats and direction.
When it helps
a product is entering another language or region, or a translated version feels wrong.
Use it at work
- Leave room for text that grows by a third or more.
- Use local formats for dates, numbers, money and addresses.
- Support right-to-left languages where needed.
- Test with native speakers, in the real layout.
Your output
Before you translate, test your screens with much longer text, right-to-left text, and local date and number formats.
Watch for
Translating the words without adapting the layout and formats.
Related practices
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