Squarespace Language and Region Settings Guide
Language and region settings help you customize how your site appears to visitors by controlling language, measurements, and time settings.
Language Settings
Select your site's built-in text language from these supported options:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Danish (v7.1)
- Dutch (v7.1)
- Finnish (v7.1)
- Japanese (v7.1)
- Norwegian (v7.1)
- Swedish (v7.1)
This setting affects how dates, times, and currency are formatted across your site. For multilingual sites, you can use the Weglot integration (v7.1) to add a language switcher and translate content.
Regional Settings
Control key regional preferences:
Measurement Standard:
- Imperial
- Metric (Used for product weights and dimensions)
Country Selection:
- Choose your country
- Select state (if United States) (Affects address and phone field formatting in forms)
Time Zone:
- Set automatically based on IP address
- Select manually via map or city dropdown
- Affects scheduling and time-based features
These settings ensure your site displays information in formats familiar to your target audience and accurately reflects your business location and operating hours.
Location of Settings
- Version 7.1: Find language options in "Site Languages" panel and regional settings in "Regional Settings" panel
- Version 7.0: All options available in "Language & Region" panel
Make sure to review these settings carefully as they impact how visitors interact with your site and ensure proper localization of your content.