---
title: Quick Index Supported Languages
description: When you create an index and add a text field with the Quick Index
  editor, you need to specify a language for the text.
pubDate: 2026-08-17T09:53:44.266Z
antora:
  editUrl: https://github.com/couchbaselabs/docs-devex/edit/release/7.6/modules/search/pages/quick-index-supported-languages.adoc
  xref: xref:7.6@server:search:quick-index-supported-languages.adoc[]
---

[Consult the llms.txt file for a full list of contents](/llms.txt)
[View original HTML](/server/7.6/search/quick-index-supported-languages.html)

# 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 does not match another language option.      |
| English                       | For text in English.                                                                                                     |
| Arabic                        | For text in Arabic.                                                                                                      |
| Chinese, Japanese, and Korean | For text in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.                                                                                |
| Croatian                      | For text in Croatian.                                                                                                    |
| Danish                        | For text in Danish.                                                                                                      |
| Dutch                         | For text in Dutch.                                                                                                       |
| Finnish                       | For text in Finnish.                                                                                                     |
| French                        | For text in French.                                                                                                      |
| German                        | For text in German.                                                                                                      |
| Hebrew                        | For text in Hebrew.                                                                                                      |
| Hindi                         | For text in Hindi.                                                                                                       |
| Hungarian                     | For text in Hungarian.                                                                                                   |
| Italian                       | For text in Italian.                                                                                                     |
| Norwegian                     | For text in Norwegian.                                                                                                   |
| Persian                       | For text in Persian.                                                                                                     |
| Portuguese                    | For text in Portuguese.                                                                                                  |
| Romanian                      | For text in Romanian.                                                                                                    |
| Russian                       | For text in Russian.                                                                                                     |
| Sorani Kurdish                | For text in Sorani.                                                                                                      |
| Spanish                       | For text in Spanish.                                                                                                     |
| Swedish                       | For text in Swedish.                                                                                                     |
| Turkish                       | For text in Turkish.                                                                                                     |
| Web                           | Select this option if the text in the field contains content like URLs, email addresses, Twitter usernames, or hashtags. |