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+---
+name: Change the Default Locale
+plot_url: https://codepen.io/plotly/embed/rqrgEQ/?height=600&theme-id=15263&default-tab=result
+language: plotly_js
+suite: configuration
+order: 7.5
+sitemap: false
+arrangement: horizontal
+markdown_content: |
+ Load and register a non-default locale by adding ``
+ to your HTML after the plotly.js tag and then reference the locale in the `config`. For Example, the codepen example below has
+ `` in its HTML. For more information and a list of available locales, see
+ [https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/dist/README.md#to-include-localization](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/blob/master/dist/README.md#to-include-localization)
+---
+var trace1 = {
+ type: "scatter",
+ mode: "lines",
+ x: ['2018-01-01', '2018-08-31'],
+ y: [10, 5],
+ line: {color: '#17BECF'}
+};
+
+var trace2 = {
+ type: "scatter",
+ mode: "lines",
+ x: ['2018-01-01', '2018-08-31'],
+ y: [3,7],
+ line: {color: '#7F7F7F'}
+};
+
+var data = [trace1,trace2];
+
+var layout = {
+ title: 'Custom Locale',
+};
+
+var config = {locale: 'fr'};
+
+Plotly.newPlot('myDiv', data, layout, config);
+