{"id":14669,"date":"2023-10-10T11:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/?p=14669"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:23:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:23:39","slug":"react-i18n-format-js","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/react-i18n-format-js\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Localizing React Apps with react-intl\/FormatJS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At 20M NPM downloads per week<\/a> and integrations in everything from WordPress to native mobile apps, it\u2019s safe to say that React<\/a> has become the de facto UI library for the web and beyond.<\/p>\n

And when it comes to React app internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n), the react-intl<\/a> library is hard to beat. react-intl sits atop the FormatJS<\/a> i18n libraries, themselves standards-focused and used by giants like Dropbox and Mozilla. react-intl also boasts over a million NPM downloads per week<\/a>, so it\u2019s beyond battle-tested.<\/p>\n

In this hands-on guide, we\u2019ll show you how to localize a React app step by step using the react-intl library. We’ll begin with the fundamentals of internationalization, then move on to working with translations, as well as handling date and number formatting.<\/p>\n

As we progress, we’ll delve into more advanced topics such as message extraction and integrating a dedicated software localization platform like Phrase Strings. This integration will help us automate the localization process on a larger scale.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Phrase Strings<\/p>\n

Take your web or mobile app global without any hassle<\/p>\n

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Adapt your software, website, or video game for global audiences with the leanest and most realiable software localization platform.<\/p>\n

Explore Phrase Strings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udd17<\/span> Resource \u00bb <\/span>If you want a comparison of React i18n libraries, check out our best-off list of React libraries for internationalization<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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