# generaltranslation: General Translation Core SDK: LocaleProperties
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/core/types/locale-properties.mdx
---
title: LocaleProperties
description: TypeScript interface containing comprehensive locale information
---

## Overview

`LocaleProperties` provides detailed linguistic and regional information about a locale.

```typescript
interface LocaleProperties {
  code: string;
  name: string;
  nativeName: string;
  languageCode: string;
  languageName: string;
  nativeLanguageName: string;
  nameWithRegionCode: string;
  nativeNameWithRegionCode: string;
  regionCode: string;
  regionName: string;
  nativeRegionName: string;
  scriptCode: string;
  scriptName: string;
  nativeScriptName: string;
  maximizedCode: string;
  maximizedName: string;
  nativeMaximizedName: string;
  minimizedCode: string;
  minimizedName: string;
  nativeMinimizedName: string;
  emoji: string;
}
```

Returned by `getLocaleProperties` methods.

## Key properties

| Property | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| `code` | Original locale code |
| `name` | Display name in source language |
| `nativeName` | Display name in native language |
| `languageCode` | Base language code |
| `regionCode` | ISO region code |
| `scriptCode` | ISO script code |
| `maximizedCode` | Locale with likely script/region |
| `minimizedCode` | Shortest valid locale code |
| `emoji` | Flag emoji |

## Examples

### Basic usage

```typescript
const gt = new GT({ sourceLocale: 'en-US' });
const props = gt.getLocaleProperties('de-AT');

console.log(props.name);        // "Austrian German"
console.log(props.nativeName);  // "Österreichisches Deutsch"
console.log(props.emoji);       // "🇦🇹"
```

## Related types

* [`getLocaleProperties`](/docs/core/class/methods/locales/get-locale-properties) - Method that returns this interface