WCAG 2 Translations

Types of Translations

Two types of translations are listed on this page:

Authorized Translations follow a formal review process and are endorsed by W3C.
Unofficial translations are not reviewed and are not endorsed by W3C.

WCAG 2.1 Completed and Planned Translations

Language	Translations available	Notes and e-mail notifications
Arabic	Arabic Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1
Chinese, Simplified	Simplified Chinese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 completed
Finnish	Finnish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 completed
French		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for French Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 (13 June 2018)
Danish	Danish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 completed
Dutch	Dutch Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 completed
Hebrew		Hebrew Intention of translation (21 March 2020)
Italian	Italian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 completed
Korean	Korean unofficial translation of WCAG 2.1
Norwegian Bokmål	Norwegian Bokmål Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1
Polish	Polish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1
Portuguese, Brazilian		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Brazilian Portuguese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 (25 June 2018)
Portuguese, European		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for European Portuguese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 (2 November 2018)
Slovak		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Slovak Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.1 (27 June 2018)
Spanish		Unofficial translation — notification of intent for Spanish unofficial translation of WCAG 2.1 (12 April 2019)

WCAG 2.0 Completed and Planned Translations

Language	Translations available	Notes and e-mail notifications
Arabic	Arabic Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0	Review — notification of review of Arabic Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (11 April 2013) Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Arabic Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (12 September 2010)
Belarusian	Belarusian unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0
Catalan	Catalan Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Chinese, Simplified	Simplified Chinese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Croatian		Unofficial translation — notification of intent for Croatian unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0 (20 November 2009)
Czech		Authorized Translation — launch of Czech Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (15 October 2010)
Danish	Danish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Dutch	Dutch Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Estonian	Estonian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Finnish	Finnish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
French	French Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed	French Authorized Translation of Understanding WCAG 2.0 completed — outdate version
German	German Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed	German unofficial translations of other WCAG 2.0 documents
Hebrew	Hebrew unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0
Hindi		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Hindi Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (21 May 2009)
Hungarian	Hungarian unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0
Italian	Italian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Japanese	Japanese unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0	Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Japanese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (22 March 2009)
Korean	Korean unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0	Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Korean Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (30 January 2009)
Lithuanian		Unofficial translation — notification of intent for Lithuanian unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0 (6 September 2011)
Macedonian		Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Macedonian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0
Norwegian	Norwegian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Polish	Polish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0	Review — notification of review of Polish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (03 June 2013) Authorized Translation — notification of intent for Polish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (8 March 2010)
Portuguese, Brazilian	Brazilian Portuguese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Portuguese, European	European Portuguese Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed	Portuguese unofficial translation for Understanding WCAG 2.0 completed Portuguese unofficial translation for Techniques for WCAG 2.0 completed Portuguese unofficial translation for How To Meet WCAG 2.0 completed
Romanian		Unofficial translation — notification of intent for Romanian unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0 (20 January 2010)
Russian	Russian Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed
Spanish	Spanish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0	Review — notification of review of Spanish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 (17 December 2009) Authorized Translation — announcement of Spanish Candidate Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 review period (17 December 2009) Spanish unofficial translation of WCAG 2.0 completed Unofficial translation — notification if intent for Spanish unofficial translation of Understanding WCAG 2.0 (2 November 2012)
Swedish	Swedish Authorized Translation of WCAG 2.0 completed

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About WCAG

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For additional information on WCAG translations, contact Shadi Abou-Zahra shadi@w3.org.