International URL structure
type: TechArticle
description: Pick a single URL pattern for multilingual or multi-regional content — country-code top-level domain, subdomain, or subdirectory — and stick with it. Optionally localise the slugs too.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
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date modified: 2026-05-29T18:54:03.000Z
citation: Google Search Central — Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Google Search Central
citation: W3C i18n — When should I use language negotiation?
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: RFC 3986 — Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: IETF

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breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Internationalisation
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/i18n/
item list element: International URL structure
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/i18n/international-url-structure/