# Fluent format #### Versionadded Added in version 4.8. Fluent is a monolingual text format that focuses on asymmetric localization: a simple string in one language can map to a complex multi-variant translation in another language. #### SEE ALSO [Project Fluent website](https://projectfluent.org/) Example file: ```default hello = Ahoj "světe"!\n orangutan = Orangutan má %d banán.\n try = Zkus Weblate na !\n thanks = Děkujeme za použití Weblate. ``` #### Supported features | File extensions | `.ftl` | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Linguality [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#bimono) | Monolingual | | Supports plural [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-plurals) | `No` | | Supports descriptions [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-description) | `Yes` | | Supports explanation [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-explanation) | `No` | | Supports context [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-context) | `No` | | Supports location [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-location) | `No` | | Supports flags [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#format-flags) | `No` | | API identifier | `fluent` | | Supports read-only strings [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#read-only-strings) | `No` | | Supports removing obsolete strings [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/formats.md#obsolete-strings) | `No` | | Check flags added by this format [ⓘ](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/admin/checks.md#custom-checks) | [Fluent source syntax](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-source-syntax), [Fluent translation syntax](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-target-syntax), [Fluent parts](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-parts), [Fluent references](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-references), [Fluent source inner HTML](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-source-inner-html), [Fluent translation inner HTML](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/user/checks.md#check-fluent-target-inner-html), `ignore-xml-tags`, `ignore-xml-invalid` | ## Weblate configuration | | Typical Weblate [Component configuration](https://docs.weblate.org/no/latest/admin/projects.md#component) | |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | File mask | `locales/*/messages.ftl` | | Monolingual base language file | `locales/en/messages.ftl` | | Template for new translations | Empty | | File format | Fluent file |