Localization Tips, Part 4: Localization Resources on the Web

This is the fourth and final entry in a multi-part series about localization.

Below is a collection of links to various localization resources out on the web.

Getting Started

• Unicode Consortium - What is Unicode?
• Glossary of Terms

Download Unicode Data

Visit the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository

1. Download “core.zip” from the “Data” column
2. Uncompress and open the “common/main” folder
3. Open the language or locale file of your choice. There is a huge amount of data including:
   • Names of world languages, scripts and countries
   • Exemplar characters
   • Calendar system, date/time formats, time zone names
   • Number systems and names
   • Currencies

Explore Unicode Data

Locale Explorer - an online interface for viewing much of the data above.

Interactive Collation Tool

Interactive Demo (Danish) - interactive tool that allows arbitrary strings of text to be entered and sorted in various ways.