windows-itpro-docs/devices/hololens/hololens2-language-support.md
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title: Supported languages for HoloLens 2
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ms.prod: hololens
ms.sitesec: library
author: Teresa-Motiv
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- CI 115225
- CSSTroubleshooting
keywords: localize, language support, display language, keyboard language, IME, keyboard layout
ms.date: 03/12/2020
audience: ITPro
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appliesto:
- HoloLens 2
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# Supported languages for HoloLens 2
HoloLens 2 is localized into the following languages. The localization features include speech commands and dictation, keyboard layouts, and OCR recognition within apps.
- Chinese Simplified (China)
- English (Australia)
- English (Canada)
- English (Great Britain)
- English (United States)
- French (Canada)
- French (France)
- German (Germany)
- Italian (Italy)
- Japanese (Japan)
- Spanish (Spain)
HoloLens 2 also supports the following languages. However, this support does not include speech commands or dictation features.
- Chinese Traditional (Taiwan and Hong Kong)
- Dutch (Netherlands)
- Korean (Korea)
Some features of HoloLens 2 use the Windows display language. The Windows display language affects the following settings for Windows and for apps that support localization:
- The user interface text language.
- The speech language.
- The default layout of the on-screen keyboard.
## Change the language or keyboard layout
The setup process configures your HoloLens for a specific region and language. You can change this configuration by using the **Time & language** section of **Settings**.
> [!NOTE]
> Your speech and dictation language depends on (and is the same as) the Windows display language.
### To change the Windows display language
1. Open the **Start** menu, and then select **Settings** > **Time and language** > **Language**.
2. Select **Windows display language**, and then select a language.
If the supported language that you're looking for is not in the menu, follow these steps:
1. Under **Preferred languages**, select **Add a language**.
2. Locater and add the language.
3. Select the **Windows display language** menu again, and then select the language that you added in the previous step.
### To change the keyboard layout
To add or remove a keyboard layout, open the **Start** menu, and then select **Settings** > **Time & language** > **Keyboard**.
If your HoloLens has more than one keyboard layout, use the **Layout** key to switch between them. The **Layout** key is in the lower right corner of the on-screen keyboard.
> [!NOTE]
> The on-screen keyboard can use Input Method Editor (IME) to enter characters in languages such as Chinese. However, HoloLens does not support external Bluetooth keyboards that use IME.
>
> While you use IME together with the on-screen keyboard, you can continue to use a Bluetooth keyboard to type in English. To switch between keyboards, press the tilde character button (**~**).