> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Xbox Services Language Fallback

> Locale fallback table used by XBOX services when a user's system language has no localized string, including the default en-US fallback rules.

If a user's system language setting is not included in a title's localized strings, XBOX services are able to automatically fallback to a language that is closest to it.

For example, if a console is set to Belgium French (fr-BE) and a localization for an achievement isn't available for it, then the system will check for a localization in its fallback language, France French (fr-FR). If a localization still cannot be found, it will fall back further into the default en-US.

## Official XBOX services languages that are available on console

| Locale | Fallback |
| - | - |
| ar-AE | ar-SA |
| ar-SA | ar-SA |
| da-DK | da-DK |
| de-AT | de-DE |
| de-CH | de-DE |
| de-DE | de-DE |
| en-AE | en-GB |
| en-AU | en-GB |
| en-CA | en-GB |
| en-CZ | en-GB |
| en-GB | en-GB |
| en-GR | en-GB |
| en-HK | en-GB |
| en-HU | en-GB |
| en-IE | en-GB |
| en-IL | en-GB |
| en-IN | en-GB |
| en-NZ | en-GB |
| en-SA | en-GB |
| en-SG | en-GB |
| en-SK | en-GB |
| en-ZA | en-GB |
| en-US | en-US |
| es-ES | es-ES |
| es-AR | es-MX |
| es-CL | es-MX |
| es-CO | es-MX |
| es-MX | es-MX |
| fi-FI | fi-FI |
| fr-BE | fr-FR |
| fr-CA | fr-FR |
| fr-CH | fr-FR |
| fr-FR | fr-FR |
| he-IL | he-IL |
| it-IT | it-IT |
| ja-JP | ja-JP |
| ko-KR | ko-KR |
| nb-NO | nb-NO |
| nl-BE | nl-NL |
| nl-NL | nl-NL |
| pl-PL | pl-PL |
| pt-BR | pt-BR |
| pt-PT | pt-PT |
| ru-RU | ru-RU |
| sv-SE | sv-SE |
| tr-TR | tr-TR |
| zh-CN | zh-CN |
| zh-SG | zh-CN |
| zh-HK | zh-TW |
| zh-TW | zh-TW |
| uk-UA | uk-UA |

> [!NOTE]
>
> While the default fallback is en-US, there are exceptions if the locale's language root is either "es", "fr", or "sa".
>
> | Language-root | Fallback |
> | - | - |
> | es | es-MX |
> | fr | fr-FR |
> | sa | ar-SA |

## See also

[Configuring localized strings in Partner Center](https://devdocs.xbox.com/services/xbox-services/community/localized-strings/live-localized-strings-config.md)
[Console-supported languages](https://learn.microsoft.com/gaming/gdk/docs/services/gdk-dev/game-principles/localization/console_supported_languages)


## Related topics

- [Economy v2 Localization](https://devdocs.xbox.com/build/game-principles/localization.md)
- [Localized strings (contents)](https://devdocs.xbox.com/services/xbox-services/community/localized-strings/live-localized-strings-nav.md)
- [Configuring localized strings in Partner Center](https://devdocs.xbox.com/services/xbox-services/community/localized-strings/live-localized-strings-config.md)
- [Determining console locale and language](https://devdocs.xbox.com/build/game-principles/localization/determining-console-locale.md)
- [Setting default languages](https://devdocs.xbox.com/services/playfab/live-service-management/game-configuration/title-communications/news/setting-default-languages.md)