# Intl.Locale — Instance properties

> These properties are defined on Intl.Locale.prototype and shared by all Intl.Locale instances.

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These properties are defined on Intl.Locale.prototype and shared by all Intl.Locale instances.

{{jsxref("Intl/Locale/baseName", "Intl.Locale.prototype.baseName")}} : Returns basic, core information about the Locale in the form of a substring of the complete data string. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/calendar", "Intl.Locale.prototype.calendar")}} : Returns the part of the Locale that indicates the Locale's calendar era. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/caseFirst", "Intl.Locale.prototype.caseFirst")}} : Returns whether case is taken into account for the locale's collation rules. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/collation", "Intl.Locale.prototype.collation")}} : Returns the collation type for the Locale, which is used to order strings according to the locale's rules. {{jsxref("Object/constructor", "Intl.Locale.prototype.constructor")}} : The constructor function that created the instance object. For Intl.Locale instances, the initial value is the {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/Locale", "Intl.Locale")}} constructor. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/hourCycle", "Intl.Locale.prototype.hourCycle")}} : Returns the time keeping format convention used by the locale. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/language", "Intl.Locale.prototype.language")}} : Returns the language associated with the locale. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/numberingSystem", "Intl.Locale.prototype.numberingSystem")}} : Returns the numeral system used by the locale. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/numeric", "Intl.Locale.prototype.numeric")}} : Returns whether the locale has special collation handling for numeric characters. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/region", "Intl.Locale.prototype.region")}} : Returns the region of the world (usually a country) associated with the locale. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/script", "Intl.Locale.prototype.script")}} : Returns the script used for writing the particular language used in the locale. {{jsxref("Intl/Locale/variants", "Intl.Locale.prototype.variants")}} : Returns the variants subtags (such as different orthographies) associated with the locale. Intl.Locale.prototype[Symbol.toStringTag] : The initial value of the [[Symbol.toStringTag]](/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Symbol/toStringTag) property is the string "Intl.Locale". This property is used in {{jsxref("Object.prototype.toString()")}}.

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