Language and region settings

Set the language, measurement standard, and time zone that appear on your site for visitors.

Last updated January 24, 2025

Manage your visitor-facing language, measurement standard, country, and time zone in your site's language and region settings.

Language settings

Learn more about the language settings on your site. If your site is on version 7.1, these settings appear in the Site Languages panel. If your site is on version 7.0, they appear in the Language & region panel.

Setting

Description and next steps

Site language and region format

Select the language of your site's built-in text from the site language drop-down. We currently support the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Danish (version 7.1 only)
  • Dutch (version 7.1 only)
  • Finnish (version 7.1 only)
  • Japanese (version 7.1 only)
  • Norwegian (version 7.1 only)
  • Swedish (version 7.1 only)

Below the language drop-down menu, the panel displays examples of how date, time, and currency will be formatted on your site.

To learn more about the language setting, visit Changing your account and site language. For more specifics on how site language affects date formatting, review Date localization.

Multilingual

If your audience speaks multiple languages, use our Weglot integration to add a language switcher to your site and translate your content into other languages (version 7.1 only).

To learn more about creating a multilingual site, visit Creating a multilingual site in Squarespace.

Regional settings

Learn more about language settings on your site. If your site is on version 7.1, these settings appear in the Regional Settings panel. If your site is on version 7.0, they appear in the Language & region panel.

Setting

Description and next steps

Measurement standard

If you sell physical products on your site, use this option to set the measurement standards for product weights and dimensions. You can choose from:

  • Imperial
  • Metric

Country

Select your country. If you select United States, also select your state from the option that appears.

The address and phone fields in form blocks follow this setting.

Time zone

Squarespace sets your default location based on the IP address from where you created your site. Review the current setting, or choose a new time zone.

On a computer, you can click anywhere on the map to set your time zone, or select your nearest city from the drop-down menu.

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Language and region settings