# "Locale" parameter in query\_string query **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 28, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/locale-parameter-in-query-string-query/16667 "2014-03-28T06:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prashant_Pal)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/locale-parameter-in-query-string-query/16667/1 "2014-03-28T06:25:58Z")
Hi ES users, In ES 1.1.0 there is an add-on parameter "Locale" with query\_string query so what exactly this parameter is all about? source:[https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/pull/5131](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/pull/5131) As I didnt get much information from docs at [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html#query-dsl-query-string-query](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-query-string-query.html#query-dsl-query-string-query) ---
**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prashant_Pal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/locale-parameter-in-query-string-query/16667/2 "2014-04-01T06:43:19Z")
Any updates on the above query? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Muir\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/robert_muir_2/32/931_2.png) [@Robert\_Muir\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Robert_Muir_2)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/locale-parameter-in-query-string-query/16667/3 "2014-04-01T07:34:55Z")
This controls the behavior of the string conversions triggered by lowercase\_expanded\_terms. For example Turkish/Azeri have different casing characteristics: > **[Tittle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotted_and_dotless_I)** > > A tittle or superscript dot is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic in the form of a dot on a letter (for example, lowercase i or j). The tittle is an integral part of the glyph of i and j, but diacritic dots can appear over other letters in various languages. In most languages, the tittle of i or j is omitted when a diacritic is placed in the tittle's usual position (as í or ĵ), but not when the diacritic appears elsewhere (as į, ɉ). > The word tittle is rarely used. One notable occur... On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 2:43 AM, Prashant Agrawal [prashant.agrawal@paladion.net](mailto:prashant.agrawal@paladion.net) wrote: > Any updates on the above query? > > -- > View this message in context: [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Locale-parameter-in-query-string-query-tp4052983p4053213.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Locale-parameter-in-query-string-query-tp4052983p4053213.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/1396334600143-4053213.post%40n3.nabble.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/1396334600143-4053213.post%40n3.nabble.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAMUKNZXXSVqqazPWz7%3Deo376ybi1ZJPU42GLFs-5wiUC8B\_Wkg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAMUKNZXXSVqqazPWz7%3Deo376ybi1ZJPU42GLFs-5wiUC8B_Wkg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/locale-parameter-in-query-string-query/16667/4 "2017-07-06T01:39:07Z")