In this section, we will guide you through the process of implementing Internationalization (i18n) in your Next.js application. With i18n, you can create a multilingual experience for users and provide language-specific content.
Using the next-i18next
Library
next-i18next
is a popular library for implementing i18n in Next.js applications. Here's how you can add i18n to your application:
Install next-i18next
:
Configure the library in your next.config.js
file:
Create a configuration file named next-i18next.config.js
:
Use the library in your application:
Creating Multilingual Content
After installing next-i18next
, you can create language files like en.json
, fr.json
, es.json
to provide content in each language:
Language Switching
To allow language switching, you can create a language switcher tool and use the i18n.changeLanguage
function:
Conclusion
This section introduced you to the process of implementing Internationalization (i18n) in your Next.js application using the next-i18next
library. By providing language-specific content and enabling users to switch languages, you can create an engaging multilingual experience for your users.