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title: Quick Index Supported Languages
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  editor, you need to specify a language for the text.
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# Quick Index Supported Languages

> When you create an index and add a text field with the Quick Index editor, you need to specify a language for the text. 

For more information about how to create a Search index with the Quick Index editor, see [Create a Search Index with the Quick Editor](create-quick-index.md).

The following language options are available for Quick Index text fields:

| Language Option               | Description                                                                                                              |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Unknown/Various               | Select this option if the text in the field contains multiple languages, or doesn't match another language option.       |
| English                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in English.                                                               |
| Arabic                        | Select this option if the text in the field is in Arabic.                                                                |
| Chinese, Japanese, and Korean | Select this option if the text in the field is in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.                                          |
| Croatian                      | Select this option if the text in the field is in Croatian.                                                              |
| Danish                        | Select this option if the text in the field is in Danish.                                                                |
| Dutch                         | Select this option if the text in the field is in Dutch.                                                                 |
| Finnish                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Finnish.                                                               |
| French                        | Select this option if the text in the field is in French.                                                                |
| German                        | Select this option if the text in the field is in German.                                                                |
| Hebrew                        | Select this option if the text in the field is in Hebrew.                                                                |
| Hindi                         | Select this option if the text in the field is in Hindi.                                                                 |
| Hungarian                     | Select this option if the text in the field is in Hungarian.                                                             |
| Italian                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Italian.                                                               |
| Norwegian                     | Select this option if the text in the field is in Norwegian.                                                             |
| Persian                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Persian.                                                               |
| Portuguese                    | Select this option if the text in the field is in Portuguese.                                                            |
| Romanian                      | Select this option if the text in the field is in Romanian.                                                              |
| Russian                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Russian.                                                               |
| Sorani Kurdish                | Select this option if the text in the field is in Sorani.                                                                |
| Spanish                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Spanish.                                                               |
| Swedish                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Swedish.                                                               |
| Turkish                       | Select this option if the text in the field is in Turkish.                                                               |
| Web                           | Select this option if the text in the field contains content like URLs, email addresses, Twitter usernames, or hashtags. |