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title: "How to determine the language of keyboard input using Jquery"  
description: "How to determine the language of keyboard input using Jquery"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2014-09-02  
updated: 2014-09-02  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2223/how-to-determine-the-language-of-keyboard-input-using-jquery  
category: "jquery"  
tags: ["determine the language of keyboard", "How to determine the language of keyboard input using Jquery", "mindstick", "keyboard language"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to determine the language of keyboard input using Jquery

I have an [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) that accepts input in two [languages](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1463/some-oldest-languages-in-the-world-still-spoken) (English and Arabic) I'm validating the input [textbox](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12714/dynamic-textbox-in-gridview) , the [validation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12234/validation-using-data-annotation-using-entity-framework) [logic](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/331924/best-ways-to-improve-your-logic-building-skills-for-programming) is not the same for English and Arabic, so I need to know what is the [language](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/28/preply-the-fast-growing-platform-transforming-language-learning) the user is typing

all the [solutions](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12807/product-searching-issues-and-solutions-for-ecommerce-store-advanced-search-autocomplete-suggest) I came across determined the [default](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/12771/what-is-the-importance-of-default-resources) language for the [system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23411/the-most-effective-method-to-find-the-perfect-small-business-phone-system-for-your-business) and [browser](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/155254/which-is-the-best-internet-browser) but nothing I found helped me determining the current input language


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