.JSON - i18next / i18nextV4 (Strings)

File Extensions	.json
API Extension	i18next / i18next_4
Import	Yes
Export	Yes
Plural forms support	Yes
Description support	No

I18next and I18nextV4 are JavaScript libraries that provides easy-to-use localization and internationalization solutions for various environments based on JavaScript. As one of the oldest l10n/i18n libraries, it supports standard i18n library features such as interpolation and plurals and works well with async requests. With proper configuration, it detects browser language settings to automatically load locale-specific data.

Like other JavaScript l10n/i18n libraries, i18next and i18nextV4 use JSON format to store translations. Strings pending translation are either placed at the value directly or nested inside of another object (e.g. interpolated values). For translation, ensure that all variables are kept intact.

If using i18nextV4, select the i18next 4 (.json) format when uploading.

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Supported:

Pluralizations
- Keys ending in _0, _1, _other etc. will be mapped to the according plural forms.
Namespaces
Arrays

Not supported:

Interval Pluralizations are persisted as normal key values. There is no support in the UI.
Nesting / Variable replacement is not directly supported but placeholders can be activated. Cross-referencing keys from within values is not supported. There is no support in the UI.

Code Sample

{
  "boolean_key": "--- true\n",
  "empty_string_translation": "",
  "key_with_description": "Check it out! This key has a description! (At least in some formats)",
  "key_with_line-break": "This translations contains\na line-break.",
  "nested": {
    "deeply": {
      "key": "Wow, this key is nested even deeper."
    },
    "key": "This key is nested inside a namespace."
  },
  "null_translation": "",
  "sample_collection": [
    "first item",
    "second item",
    "third item"
  ],
  "simple_key": "Just a simple key with a simple message.",
  "unverified_key": "This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)",
  "pluralized_key_one": "Only one pluralization found.",
  "pluralized_key_other": "Wow, you have %s pluralizations!"
}

Plurals for JSON files

The most common format of plural key messages on various libraries:

"messages": {
    "one": "One message received.",
    "other": "%s messages received.",
    "zero": "No messages received."
}

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