Localization - amCharts 5

Overview

amCharts 5 supports full localization, allowing you to translate chart elements and customize number, date, and time formats for different regions and languages.

Available Locales

amCharts 5 includes pre-built locales for over 40 languages:

Arabic (ar)
Bulgarian (bg_BG)
Catalan (ca_ES)
Czech (cs_CZ)
Danish (da_DK)
German (de_DE, de_CH)
Greek (el_GR)
English (en, en_US, en_CA)

Spanish (es_ES)
Estonian (et_EE)
Finnish (fi_FI)
Faroese (fo_FO)
French (fr_FR)
Hebrew (he_IL)
Hindi (hi_IN)
Croatian (hr_HR)

Hungarian (hu_HU)
Indonesian (id_ID)
Italian (it_IT)
Japanese (ja_JP)
Korean (ko_KR)
Lithuanian (lt_LT)
Latvian (lv_LV)
And many more…

Setting a Locale

Import and Apply

import * as am5 from "@amcharts/amcharts5";
import am5locales_de_DE from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/de_DE";

let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");

// Set German locale
root.locale = am5locales_de_DE;

Multiple Locales

import am5locales_fr_FR from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/fr_FR";
import am5locales_ja_JP from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/ja_JP";

// French
let root1 = am5.Root.new("chartdiv1");
root1.locale = am5locales_fr_FR;

// Japanese
let root2 = am5.Root.new("chartdiv2");
root2.locale = am5locales_ja_JP;

Locale Structure

A locale object contains translations and formatting settings:

// Example locale structure
export default {
  // First day of the week (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday)
  "firstDayOfWeek": 1,
  
  // Number formatting
  "_decimalSeparator": ".",
  "_thousandSeparator": ",",
  "_percentPrefix": null,
  "_percentSuffix": "%",
  
  // Number suffixes
  "_big_number_suffix_3": "k",
  "_big_number_suffix_6": "M",
  "_big_number_suffix_9": "G",
  
  // Date formats
  "_date": "yyyy-MM-dd",
  "_date_hour": "HH:mm",
  "_date_day": "MMM dd",
  "_date_month": "MMM",
  "_date_year": "yyyy",
  
  // Month names
  "January": "January",
  "February": "February",
  // ... etc
  
  // Weekday names
  "Sunday": "Sunday",
  "Monday": "Monday",
  // ... etc
  
  // UI translations
  "Zoom Out": "Zoom Out",
  "Play": "Play",
  "Stop": "Stop",
  "Legend": "Legend",
  "Loading": "Loading",
  
  // Chart types
  "Chart": "Chart",
  "Serial chart": "Serial chart",
  "Pie chart": "Pie chart",
  
  // Export
  "Export": "Export",
  "Image": "Image",
  "Data": "Data",
  "Print": "Print"
};

Number Formatting

Decimal and Thousand Separators

Locales define how numbers are formatted:

import am5locales_de_DE from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/de_DE";
import am5locales_en_US from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/en_US";

// German: 1.234.567,89
root.locale = am5locales_de_DE;
// _decimalSeparator: ","
// _thousandSeparator: "."

// US English: 1,234,567.89
root.locale = am5locales_en_US;
// _decimalSeparator: "."
// _thousandSeparator: ","

Percent Signs

// Customize percent formatting
let customLocale = {
  ...am5locales_en_US,
  "_percentPrefix": null,
  "_percentSuffix": "%"  // Result: "50%"
};

// Or prefix
let customLocale2 = {
  ...am5locales_en_US,
  "_percentPrefix": "%",
  "_percentSuffix": null  // Result: "%50"
};

root.locale = customLocale;

Number Suffixes

Customize how large and small numbers are abbreviated:

let locale = {
  ...am5locales_en_US,
  // Big numbers
  "_big_number_suffix_3": "k",      // 1,000 → 1k
  "_big_number_suffix_6": "M",      // 1,000,000 → 1M
  "_big_number_suffix_9": "B",      // 1,000,000,000 → 1B
  "_big_number_suffix_12": "T",     // 1,000,000,000,000 → 1T
  
  // Small numbers
  "_small_number_suffix_3": "m",    // 0.001 → 1m
  "_small_number_suffix_6": "μ",    // 0.000001 → 1μ
  
  // Byte suffixes
  "_byte_suffix_B": "B",
  "_byte_suffix_KB": "KB",
  "_byte_suffix_MB": "MB",
  "_byte_suffix_GB": "GB",
  "_byte_suffix_TB": "TB"
};

root.locale = locale;

Date Formatting

Date Format Codes

Locales define default date formats for different granularities:

let locale = {
  "_date": "yyyy-MM-dd",                    // Default date
  "_date_millisecond": "mm:ss SSS",         // Millisecond precision
  "_date_second": "HH:mm:ss",               // Second precision
  "_date_minute": "HH:mm",                  // Minute precision
  "_date_hour": "HH:mm",                    // Hour precision
  "_date_day": "MMM dd",                    // Day precision
  "_date_week": "ww",                       // Week precision
  "_date_month": "MMM",                     // Month precision
  "_date_year": "yyyy"                      // Year precision
};

Month and Weekday Names

import am5locales_fr_FR from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/fr_FR";

root.locale = am5locales_fr_FR;

// French month names:
// "January": "janvier"
// "February": "février"
// "March": "mars"
// etc.

// French weekdays:
// "Monday": "lundi"
// "Tuesday": "mardi"
// "Wednesday": "mercredi"
// etc.

First Day of Week

let locale = {
  "firstDayOfWeek": 1  // 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday
};

root.locale = locale;

Date Ordinals

Customize date ordinal suffixes (e.g., “1st”, “2nd”, “3rd”):

let locale = {
  "_dateOrd": function(day: number): string {
    if (day > 3 && day < 21) return "th";
    switch (day % 10) {
      case 1: return "st";
      case 2: return "nd";
      case 3: return "rd";
      default: return "th";
    }
  }
};

Custom Translations

Extending Locales

Add custom translations to existing locales:

import * as am5 from "@amcharts/amcharts5";
import am5locales_en_US from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/en_US";

let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");
root.locale = am5locales_en_US;

// Add single translation
root.language.setTranslationAny("Custom Button", "Click Me");

// Add multiple translations
root.language.setTranslationsAny({
  "Custom Button": "Click Me",
  "Custom Label": "My Label",
  "Custom Message": "Hello World"
});

Using Translations

// In element settings
let button = am5.Button.new(root, {
  label: am5.Label.new(root, {
    text: root.language.translateAny("Custom Button")
  })
});

// With placeholders
root.language.setTranslationAny(
  "Items count", 
  "Total: {count} items"
);

// Use with populateString
import { populateString } from "@amcharts/amcharts5";

let text = populateString(
  root,
  root.language.translateAny("Items count"),
  { count: 42 }
);
// Result: "Total: 42 items"

Creating Custom Locales

Full Locale File

// my-custom-locale.ts
export default {
  "firstDayOfWeek": 1,
  
  "_decimalSeparator": ",",
  "_thousandSeparator": " ",
  "_percentPrefix": null,
  "_percentSuffix": "%",
  
  "_big_number_suffix_3": "k",
  "_big_number_suffix_6": "M",
  "_big_number_suffix_9": "Mrd",
  
  "_date": "dd/MM/yyyy",
  "_date_hour": "HH:mm",
  "_date_day": "dd MMM",
  
  "January": "janvier",
  "February": "février",
  "March": "mars",
  "April": "avril",
  "May": "mai",
  "June": "juin",
  "July": "juillet",
  "August": "août",
  "September": "septembre",
  "October": "octobre",
  "November": "novembre",
  "December": "décembre",
  
  "Monday": "lundi",
  "Tuesday": "mardi",
  "Wednesday": "mercredi",
  "Thursday": "jeudi",
  "Friday": "vendredi",
  "Saturday": "samedi",
  "Sunday": "dimanche",
  
  "Zoom Out": "Dézoomer",
  "Play": "Lecture",
  "Stop": "Arrêt",
  "Legend": "Légende",
  "Export": "Exporter"
};

Using Custom Locale

import myCustomLocale from "./my-custom-locale";

let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");
root.locale = myCustomLocale;

Formatter Locales

Number Formatter

import * as am5 from "@amcharts/amcharts5";

let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");

// Number formatter uses root locale by default
let formatted = root.numberFormatter.format(1234567.89, "#,###.00");
// With en_US locale: "1,234,567.89"
// With de_DE locale: "1.234.567,89"

Date Formatter

let date = new Date(2024, 0, 15);  // January 15, 2024

let formatted = root.dateFormatter.format(date, "MMMM dd, yyyy");
// With en_US locale: "January 15, 2024"
// With fr_FR locale: "janvier 15, 2024"

Intl Locales

Use native JavaScript Intl for advanced formatting:

root.dateFormatter.set("intlLocales", "fr-FR");

let formatted = root.dateFormatter.format(
  new Date(),
  {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "long",
    day: "numeric"
  }
);

Runtime Locale Switching

import am5locales_en_US from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/en_US";
import am5locales_de_DE from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/de_DE";
import am5locales_ja_JP from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/ja_JP";

let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");
root.locale = am5locales_en_US;

// Function to switch locale
function setLocale(locale) {
  root.locale = locale;
  
  // Refresh the chart to apply new locale
  root.resize();
}

// Language selector
document.getElementById("lang-en").addEventListener("click", () => {
  setLocale(am5locales_en_US);
});

document.getElementById("lang-de").addEventListener("click", () => {
  setLocale(am5locales_de_DE);
});

document.getElementById("lang-ja").addEventListener("click", () => {
  setLocale(am5locales_ja_JP);
});

Complete Example

import * as am5 from "@amcharts/amcharts5";
import * as am5xy from "@amcharts/amcharts5/xy";
import am5themes_Animated from "@amcharts/amcharts5/themes/Animated";
import am5locales_de_DE from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/de_DE";

// Create root with German locale
let root = am5.Root.new("chartdiv");
root.setThemes([am5themes_Animated.new(root)]);
root.locale = am5locales_de_DE;

// Add custom translations
root.language.setTranslationsAny({
  "Revenue": "Umsatz",
  "Profit": "Gewinn",
  "Loss": "Verlust"
});

// Create chart
let chart = root.container.children.push(am5xy.XYChart.new(root, {
  panX: false,
  panY: false
}));

let data = [
  { month: "Januar", value: 1234567.89 },
  { month: "Februar", value: 987654.32 },
  { month: "März", value: 1567890.12 }
];

// Create axes
let xAxis = chart.xAxes.push(am5xy.CategoryAxis.new(root, {
  categoryField: "month",
  renderer: am5xy.AxisRendererX.new(root, {})
}));
xAxis.data.setAll(data);

let yAxis = chart.yAxes.push(am5xy.ValueAxis.new(root, {
  renderer: am5xy.AxisRendererY.new(root, {
    // Numbers will use German formatting: 1.234.567,89
  })
}));

// Create series
let series = chart.series.push(am5xy.ColumnSeries.new(root, {
  name: root.language.translateAny("Revenue"),
  xAxis: xAxis,
  yAxis: yAxis,
  valueYField: "value",
  categoryXField: "month",
  tooltip: am5.Tooltip.new(root, {
    labelText: "{categoryX}: {valueY.formatNumber('#,###.00')} €"
  })
}));

series.data.setAll(data);

// Legend with translated label
let legend = chart.children.push(am5.Legend.new(root, {
  centerX: am5.percent(50),
  x: am5.percent(50)
}));

legend.data.setAll(chart.series.values);

Best Practices

Use Pre-built Locales

Start with an existing locale file and customize only what’s needed:

import am5locales_en_US from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/en_US";

let customLocale = {
  ...am5locales_en_US,
  "_decimalSeparator": ",",
  "Export": "Download"
};

root.locale = customLocale;

Translate All UI Elements

Don’t forget to translate:

Chart titles and descriptions
Axis labels
Legend labels
Tooltip content
Button labels
Export menu items

Test Number Formatting

Verify that number formats look correct for your target locale:

Decimal separators
Thousand separators
Currency symbols
Percent signs

Consider RTL Languages

For right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew:

import am5locales_ar from "@amcharts/amcharts5/locales/ar";

root.locale = am5locales_ar;

// You may need to adjust alignment
chart.set("rtl", true);

Timezone Support

Display dates in specific timezones

Date Formatting

Learn about date and number formatters

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Chart Types

XY Charts

Map Charts

Stock Charts

Customization

Data

Plugins

Advanced

Documentation Index

​Overview

​Available Locales

​Setting a Locale

​Import and Apply

​Multiple Locales

​Locale Structure

​Number Formatting

​Decimal and Thousand Separators

​Percent Signs

​Number Suffixes

​Date Formatting

​Date Format Codes

​Month and Weekday Names

​First Day of Week

​Date Ordinals

​Custom Translations

​Extending Locales

​Using Translations

​Creating Custom Locales

​Full Locale File

​Using Custom Locale

​Formatter Locales

​Number Formatter

​Date Formatter

​Intl Locales

​Runtime Locale Switching

​Complete Example

​Best Practices

​Related Resources

Timezone Support

Date Formatting

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Overview

Available Locales

Setting a Locale

Import and Apply

Multiple Locales

Locale Structure

Number Formatting

Decimal and Thousand Separators

Percent Signs

Number Suffixes

Date Formatting

Date Format Codes

Month and Weekday Names

First Day of Week

Date Ordinals

Custom Translations

Extending Locales

Using Translations

Creating Custom Locales

Full Locale File

Using Custom Locale

Formatter Locales

Number Formatter

Date Formatter

Intl Locales

Runtime Locale Switching

Complete Example

Best Practices

Related Resources