# Intl.Locale — Description

> The Intl.Locale object was created to allow for easier manipulation of Unicode locales.

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The Intl.Locale object was created to allow for easier manipulation of Unicode locales. Unicode represents locales with a string, called a _locale identifier_. The locale identifier consists of a _language identifier_ and _extension tags_. Language identifiers are the core of the locale, consisting of _language_, _script_, _region_, and _variants_ subtags. Additional information about the locale is stored in the optional _extension tags_. Extension tags hold information about locale aspects such as calendar type, clock type, and numbering system type.

Traditionally, the Intl API used strings to represent locales, just as Unicode does. This is a simple and lightweight solution that works well. Adding a Locale class, however, adds ease of parsing and manipulating the language, script, and region, as well as extension tags. The following properties of Intl.Locale correspond to Unicode locale identifier subtags

The information above is exactly provided as-is when the Locale object is constructed, without consulting any external database. The Intl.Locale object additionally provides some methods that return information about the locale's real-world information, such as available calendars, collations, and numbering systems.

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