Effortless Internationalization in JavaScript with the Intl API
Hey everyone 👋🏼,
This week I want to highlight a JavaScript feature that is often overlooked: the Intl API. I've been checking it out lately and it will really simplify the way I handle internationalisation (i18n) in my projects in the future.
In the past, I've relied on custom functions or external libraries to format numbers, dates, currencies and even lists for different languages. The Intl API changes all that. It provides built-in methods to handle these tasks, so you don't have to reinvent the wheel (or import a huge library).
My latest blog post dives into practical examples, showing how to format numbers, currencies, dates, times, relative times (like "yesterday" or "last week"), plurals and even lists - all using the Intl API. For a better checking of correct results I focus on English and German examples in my blog post.
Take a look and see how Intl can streamline your i18n workflow: niklasmtj.de/blog/i18n-with-javascripts-intl-api/.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend,
Niklas