Key:locale

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changeset key: locale
Description
Changeset tag; indicates the changeset author's editing interface language.
Group: changeset
Used on:
may be used on changesets
Status on changesets:
in use

This key is set automatically by several popular editors on created changesets, and is generated based on the language the author has chosen for the editing interface. For example, a changeset made by an editor using Traditional Chinese in iD should have locale=zh-TW, for "Chinese (Taiwan)".

Software support

JOSM does not set locale=*, but it does include a locale code in created_by=*.

See also