Intl.PluralRules.prototype.select()
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2019.
The select() method of Intl.PluralRules instances returns a string indicating which plural rule to use for locale-aware formatting of a number.
Try it
console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(0));
// Expected output: "zero"
console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(5));
// Expected output: "few"
console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG").select(55));
// Expected output: "many"
console.log(new Intl.PluralRules("en").select(0));
// Expected output: "other"
Syntax
select(number)
Parameters
number-
The number to get a plural rule for.
Return value
A string representing the pluralization category of the number.
This can be one of zero, one, two, few, many, or other.
Description
This function selects a pluralization category according to the locale and formatting options of an Intl.PluralRules object.
These options are set in the Intl.PluralRules() constructor.
Examples
Using select()
First, create an Intl.PluralRules object, passing the appropriate locales and options parameters.
Here we create a plural rules object for Arabic in the Egyptian dialect.
Because the type is not specified the rules object will provide formatting for cardinal numbers (the default).
const pr = new Intl.PluralRules("ar-EG");
Then call select() on the rules object, specifying the number for which the plural form is required.
Note that Arabic has 5 forms for cardinal numbers, as shown.
pr.select(0); // 'zero'
pr.select(1); // 'one'
pr.select(2); // 'two'
pr.select(6); // 'few'
pr.select(18); // 'many'
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript® 2026 Internationalization API Specification # sec-intl.pluralrules.prototype.select |
Browser compatibility
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