# Globalizing Wijmo Learn how to globalize your application using Wijmo's Globalize module in this documentation topic ## Content To globalize your Wijmo application, include a reference to the appropriate culture file after loading Wijmo. Wijmo includes over 45 culture files you can choose from. ```html ... ``` ## Formatting ### Dates Dates are formatted using the [Globalize.formatDate](https://developer.mescius.com/wijmo/api/classes/Wijmo.Globalize.html#formatdate) function. The format strings are described here: [Date and Time Format Strings](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings). In addition to the standard .NET format specifiers, Wijmo supports a few additional specifiers including 'Q/q' for quarter, 'U/u' for fiscal quarter, and 'EEEE/eeee' for fiscal year. ### Numbers Numbers are formatted using the [Globalize.formatNumber](https://developer.mescius.com/wijmo/api/classes/Wijmo.Globalize.html#formatnumber) function. The format strings are described here: [Numeric Format Strings](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-numeric-format-strings). Wijmo numeric formats allows you to include an explicit currency symbol to be used instead of the current culture's symbol. For example, an English application may need to generate lists with amounts in Dollars, Euros, and Yens. ## wijmo.format Creating strings based on formatted data can be challenging in JavaScript. **ES6** addressed that limitation by introducing Template Strings. Unfortunately, browser support is still limited for that solution, so Wijmo provides a format function that works everywhere. The format function takes a format string with placeholders that contain variable names and format specifiers, and a data object that supplies the variables. For example: ```javascript wijmo.format('Welcome {name}! You have {miles:n0} miles in your account.', { name: 'Joe', miles: 2332123 }); ``` Another example: ```javascript wijmo.format('{name}, thanks for being a customer since {date:D}.', { name: 'Joe', date: new Date() }); ``` ## Parsing ### Dates Dates are parsed using the [Globalize.parseDate](https://developer.mescius.com/wijmo/api/classes/Wijmo.Globalize.html#parsedate) function. The format strings are the same used to format dates and are described here: [Date and Time Format Strings](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings). ### Numbers Numbers are parsed using the [Globalize.parseFloat](https://developer.mescius.com/wijmo/api/classes/Wijmo.Globalize.html#parsefloat) function. The format strings are the same used to format numbers and are described here: [Numeric Format Strings](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-numeric-format-strings).