Language detector
The LanguageDetector API identifies the likely natural language that some text is written in. You can use this API to supplement machine translation when the source source language is not known.
Status
Limited availability
MDN documentation
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Browser support
- Chrome 138 Released on 2025-06-24
- Chrome Android ❌
- Edge ❌
- Firefox ❌
- Firefox for Android ❌
- Safari ❌
- Safari on iOS ❌
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