How to Change Your Language on Facebook

To change the language on Facebook, tap Menu, then Settings & privacy, then Settings, and tap Language and region. Then pick a language under "Language for buttons, titles and other text." If Facebook suddenly shows a language you didn't choose, it may be following your phone. "When you create a Facebook account, Facebook appears in the same language as the one you choose in your device's language settings," its help center says.

We read Facebook's help center as Google showed it on October 23, 2026, along with a Facebook how-to post from April 2026. Facebook's site blocks our reader.

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How do you change the language on Facebook?

Facebook's help center gives these steps:

1. "Tap Menu in the top right of Facebook."
2. "Scroll down and tap Settings & privacy, then tap Settings."
3. "Tap Language and region and select the language you want."

Where's Menu? It depends on your phone. One version of the help page says "top right," and another says "top left." A Facebook how-to post from April 2026 puts it simply: "Tap the menu icon (☰) at the top or bottom."

On the Language and region screen, the same post says to "Tap 'Language for buttons, titles and other text'" and then "Choose your preferred language (e.g. English US, English UK, French, Spanish)."

What if Facebook is in a language you can't read?

Follow the same taps by position. The menu icon (☰) looks the same in every language, and Settings & privacy sits near the bottom of that menu. From there, Settings, then Language and region, gets you to the list of languages. If you're stuck, a friend's phone set to your language can show you which spot to tap.

How do you change the language on a computer?

The same Language and region page sits under Settings & privacy, then Settings. Lifewire's older guide starts from "the arrow (Account) on the right side of the Facebook menu bar." Newer layouts show your profile picture there instead.

How do you turn translations on or off?

They're in the same settings. "You can turn off translation options for posts and comments in your language settings," Facebook's help center says. If the Translate option is gone from posts, check there first. Facebook's help center says that if you don't see translation options below a post in another language, "make sure that translation options are turned on." A member of a Facebook group gave the same advice in January 2026: "check the Language and Region options, the translation feature may be turned off."

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Frequently asked questions

How do I change Facebook back to English?

Go to Menu, Settings & privacy, Settings, then Language and region, and pick English.

Why is my Facebook in a different language?

Facebook starts in the language your device uses when you create the account, its help center says.

Where are Facebook's language settings?

It's under Settings & privacy, then Settings, in Language and region.

How do I turn off translations on Facebook?

In the same language settings. Facebook says you can turn off translation options for posts and comments there.

Why can't I see Translate under a post?

Translation options might be off. You'll find the switch in Language and region.

Sources

• Facebook Help Center, "Change your language settings on Facebook" (in its US, UK and Maltese versions), "How do I turn off translations options for posts and comments?" and "How do I translate a post or comment on Facebook written in another language?", as Google showed them on October 23, 2026
• A Facebook how-to post (April 16, 2026), a Facebook group answer (January 11, 2026) and Lifewire (June 19, 2022), as Google showed them
• Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide, read October 23, 2026, and Google US results, October 23, 2026