# Dates are not localized in the no-JS version **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272 **Category:** Feature **Created:** [5월 3, 2014, 8:16오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272 "2014-05-03T08:16:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![CamilleRoux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/camilleroux/32/119575_2.png) [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux) #### Post date: [5월 3, 2014, 8:16오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/1 "2014-05-03T08:16:58Z")
Hi, Dates are not localized in the no-JS version. Here is an exemple in French: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/2X/0/0f6305fd620f67ed4351c96de8015d2bc5933958.png) (Date is still in English) ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [5월 3, 2014, 5:00오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/2 "2014-05-03T17:00:22Z")
@neil make it so that only numbers are used for dates in the no-JS version please so we do not need to localize them. ---
### Author: ![CamilleRoux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/camilleroux/32/119575_2.png) [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux) #### Post date: [5월 3, 2014, 10:44오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/3 "2014-05-03T22:44:24Z")
Sadly, even if you use only numbers, you must localize it. Some countries use DD/MM/YY (like France) and others MM/DD/YY. If you want cry, look at it: [List of date formats by country - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country) 😢 ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [5월 3, 2014, 10:48오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/4 "2014-05-03T22:48:00Z")
No, you can still use ISO standard date format > **[ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)** > > 2026-06-01T08:09:24+00:00 UTC+00:00 > ISO 8601 is an international standard covering the worldwide exchange and communication of date and time-related data. It is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was first published in 1988, with updates in 1991, 2000, 2004, and 2019, and an amendment in 2022. The standard provides a well-defined, unambiguous method of representing calendar dates and times in worldwide communications, especially to avoid misinterpreting nu... In this case. ---
### Author: ![Onaldan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/onaldan/32/122541_2.png) [@Onaldan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Onaldan) #### Post date: [5월 3, 2014, 11:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/5 "2014-05-03T23:41:40Z")
Related to [https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-format-in-tooltip-is-wrong-with-other-locales/14163](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-format-in-tooltip-is-wrong-with-other-locales/14163) ---
### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil) #### Post date: [8월 6, 2014, 9:37오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/6 "2014-08-06T21:37:01Z")
I changed it so it uses the iso8601 format. ---
### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil) #### Post date: [8월 6, 2014, 9:37오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dates-are-not-localized-in-the-no-js-version/15272/7 "2014-08-06T21:37:06Z")