DateTimePicker Localization in Modern Content Type

Environment

Product

Progress® Kendo UI® DateTimePicker for jQuery

Description

This sample demonstrates how to implement Globalization and Localization for Kendo DateTimePicker in Modern ContentType.

Solution

The first step is to include the culture resource script for the given language: https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/datetimepicker/configuration/culture

More info you can find here: https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/framework/globalization/overview

Setting the culture will localize values like Month names, Day names, Date formatting, etc. For the rest of the values like Today, Cancel, Now, you may use one of the Localization options below:

Option 1 (Recommended)

Use kendo-messages. These resource files are community-driven and we appreciate our users contributing to them: https://github.com/telerik/kendo-ui-core/tree/master/src/messages

More info you can find here: https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/globalization/localization

Here is a full sample:

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    <script src="https://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2025.1.227/js/cultures/kendo.culture.bg-BG.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2025.1.227/js/messages/kendo.messages.bg-BG.min.js"></script>

    <p>Modern Picker with Bulgarian Localization</p>

    <input id="datetimepicker" />

    <script>
      kendo.culture("bg-BG");

      var picker = $("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
        componentType: "modern",
      }).data().kendoDateTimePicker;
    </script>

Option 2

This is a custom approach by modifying the values directly in the DOM elements using JavaScript:

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    <script src="https://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2025.1.227/js/cultures/kendo.culture.nl-NL.min.js">     </script>

    <p>Modern Picker with Dutch Localization</p>

    <input id="datetimepicker" />

    <script>
      kendo.culture("nl-NL");

      var picker = $("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
        componentType: "modern",
        culture: "nl-NL",
      }).data().kendoDateTimePicker;

      var localization = {};
      localization["Date"]= "Datum";
      localization["Time"]= "Tijd";
      localization["Today"]= "Vandaag";
      localization["Cancel"]= "Annuleren";
      localization["Set"]= "Bewaren";
      localization["Now"]= "Nu";
      localization["hour"]= "uur";
      localization["minute"]= "minuut";

      $(".k-datetimepicker .k-select").on("click",function(e){
        setTimeout(function(){
          for(var key in localization){
            picker.popup.element.find("button, a, .k-title").each(function(i,e){
              var element = $(e);

              if(element.text().trim() == key)
              {
                element.text(localization[key]);
              }
            });
          };
        });
      });
    </script>