@@LANGID (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL database in Microsoft Fabric

Returns the local language identifier (ID) of the language that is currently being used.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

@@LANGID  

Return Types

smallint

Remarks

To view information about language settings, including language ID numbers, run sp_helplanguage without a parameter specified.

Examples

The following example sets the language for the current session to Italian, and then uses @@LANGID to return the ID for Italian.

SET LANGUAGE 'Italian'  
SELECT @@LANGID AS 'Language ID'  

Here's the result set.

Changed language setting to Italiano.  
Language ID  
-----------  
6            

See Also

Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
SET LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)
sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)