Choosing a default language
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Overview
Most user-visible pages in JIRA are now internationalised. Chinese, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norweigian, Polish,
Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovak and Spanish translations are available (at time of writing), with more in development.
When JIRA is first installed, the default language may be chosen by clicking on a flag:
Changing the default language
- Log in as a user with the 'JIRA Administrators' global permission.
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Bring up the administration page by clicking either the 'Administration' link on the top bar or the title of the
Administration box on the dashboard:


- Click "General Configuration" (under the "Global Settings" subheading on the left).
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Click "Edit Configuration", then select the appropriate language in the drop-down box next to "Default Locale".
Any additional languages you have installed will appear in the list.
Per-user language selection
Overriding the default translations of Issue Types, Resolutions, Statuses and Priorities
Should you wish, you can easily specify your own translations
for the values of the following JIRA issue fields:
- Issue Type
- Priority
- Status
- Resolution
Your specified translations will override the values specified in the JIRA translation.