---
navigation_title: "i18n settings"
mapped_pages:
  - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/i18n-settings-kb.html
applies_to:
  deployment:
    ess: all
    self: all
---

# i18n settings in {{kib}} [i18n-settings-kb]

You do not need to configure any settings to run Kibana in English.

`i18n.locale` ![logo cloud](https://doc-icons.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/logo_cloud.svg "Supported on {{ech}}")
:   Set the {{kib}} interface language:

    * English - `en`
    * Chinese - `zh-CN`
    * Japanese - `ja-JP`
    * French - `fr-FR`
    
    **Default: `en`**