Accept Language list

content-negotiation http-accept-language
tmighty picture tmighty · Dec 16, 2012 · Viewed 15.5k times · Source

I would like to react to the Accept_Language that a browser sends to a website.

Does anybody know where I can get a reliable list of all available Accept_Languages that the browser might send to a website?

Thank you very much!

Answer

Jared Farrish picture Jared Farrish · Dec 16, 2012

IANA Language Subtag Registry page

This is the official location where you will find all subtags available for use in language tags.

W3 said it's the authoritative list. Plus, at the link below, there is a lot more information to be had, including descriptions and other ways of understanding the ways people label themselves.

http://www.w3.org/International/techniques/server-setup#multiviews

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