Change Your Facebook Language in Settings

To change Facebook to English, open your account settings, find the language option, and select English from the list. The exact steps depend on whether you're using Facebook on a computer, phone, or tablet, but the setting lives in the same place on all devices.

Facebook remembers your language choice across all your devices once you change it. If you're logged into Facebook on multiple phones or computers, the change takes effect everywhere within a few minutes.

Key Takeaways

  • On a computer, click the downward arrow in the top right corner, select Settings and Privacy, then Settings, then find Language in the left menu.
  • On a phone or tablet, tap the three horizontal lines (menu icon), scroll down to Settings and Privacy, tap Settings, then scroll to find Language.
  • Once you select English, Facebook updates when ready — you do not need to log out or refresh the page.
  • If you cannot find the Language option, make sure you are in your account settings, not your page settings or ad settings.

Steps on a Computer or Laptop

Start by clicking the downward-pointing arrow in the top right corner of Facebook, next to your profile picture. A dropdown menu appears with several options.

Click Settings and Privacy, then click Settings from the submenu that opens. You are now in your account settings page. On the left side, you will see a menu with options like Personal Information, Password and Security, and others. Scroll down this left menu until you see Language.

Click Language. A list of available languages appears. Find English in the list and click it. Facebook switches to English when ready. You can close the settings page and return to your feed.

Steps on a Phone or Tablet

Open the Facebook app and tap the three horizontal lines (called a menu icon or hamburger menu) in the bottom right corner on iPhone or the top right corner on Android. A menu slides open.

Scroll down until you see Settings and Privacy and tap it. A submenu appears. Tap Settings. You are now in your account settings. Scroll down the page until you find Language.

Tap Language. A list of languages appears. Tap English. The app switches to English right away. You can tap outside the menu or use the back button to return to your feed.

What to Do If You Cannot Find the Language Option

If you have looked through your settings and cannot find a Language option, you may be in the wrong settings menu. Facebook has separate settings for your account, your business page, and your ads. Make sure you are changing your personal account settings, not your page settings.

On a computer, the correct path is: arrow in top right → Settings and Privacy → Settings. On a phone, the correct path is: three lines → Settings and Privacy → Settings. If you see options like "Page Settings" or "Ad Account Settings," you are in the wrong place. Go back and start over.

If you are still having trouble, try logging out of Facebook completely, then logging back in. Sometimes the settings menu does not load fully until you refresh your session.

Changing Language for a Facebook Page You Manage

If you manage a Facebook business page or community page, that page can have a different language than your personal account. To change your page's language, go to your page, click Settings at the top, then look for Language in the left menu. The steps are the same as changing your personal account language.

Your personal account language and your page language are separate. Changing one does not change the other. If you want both to be in English, you need to change both.

If Facebook Keeps Switching Back to Another Language

Sometimes Facebook reverts to a different language if your device's system language is set to something other than English. On a computer, check your operating system language settings. On a phone, go to your phone's Settings app and look for Language or Region. If your phone is set to a language other than English, Facebook may keep switching back to that language even after you change it in the app.

If you want Facebook in English but your phone's system language is different, you can usually keep Facebook in English by changing it in the app and then clearing the app's cache. On Android, go to Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear Cache. On iPhone, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the app. After you do this, change the language to English again in the app settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will changing my language to English affect my friends or my posts?

No. Changing your language setting only changes what you see on your own screen. Your friends will not see any difference, and your posts will not change. Each person sees Facebook in whatever language they have set their account to.

Can I use Facebook in multiple languages at the same time?

No. Facebook lets you pick one language per account. If you need to use Facebook in two languages, you would need to create a second account. Most people find it easier to stick with one language and use a translation tool if they need to read something in another language.

What if English is not showing up in my language list?

This is rare, but if English does not appear in your language list, try refreshing the page or closing and reopening the Facebook app. If it still does not appear, log out completely, clear your browser cache or app cache, and log back in. Then go to settings and look for Language again.

Does changing my language to English change my keyboard or spell-check?

No. Changing your Facebook language only affects what you see inside Facebook. Your phone's keyboard, spell-check, and autocorrect are controlled by your phone's system settings, not by Facebook. If you want your keyboard to switch to English, you need to change that in your phone's Settings app separately.