--- title: Localization support for web app manifests | daily.dev description: Chrome and Edge 148 introduce native localization support for web app manifests. Using a new `_localized` suffix on manifest fields like `name`, `short_name`,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/localization-support-for-web-app-manifests-bu8wpwgxw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Localization support for web app manifests | daily.dev og:description: Chrome and Edge 148 introduce native localization support for web app manifests. Using a new `_localized` suffix on manifest fields like `name`, `short_name`,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/localization-support-for-web-app-manifests-bu8wpwgxw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Bu8WpwGxw.png og:image:alt: Localization support for web app manifests og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Localization support for web app manifests **[Chrome Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/chrome)** · 3 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Chrome and Edge 148 introduce native localization support for web app manifests. Using a new `_localized` suffix on manifest fields like `name`, `short_name`, `description`, and `icons`, developers can define translations using BCP47 language tags directly in `manifest.json`. The browser automatically selects the best matching language for the user, eliminating the need for client-side workarounds. This feature was implemented by the Microsoft Edge team in collaboration with Chrome. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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