---
title: locale
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/personnamecomponents/formatstyle/locale
---

# locale

The locale to use when formatting the person name components.

## Declaration

```swift
var locale: Locale
```

## See Also

### Modifying a Format Style

- [style](foundation/personnamecomponents/formatstyle/style-swift.property.md)
- [PersonNameComponents.FormatStyle.Style](foundation/personnamecomponents/formatstyle/style-swift.enum.md)
- [attributed](foundation/personnamecomponents/formatstyle/attributed.md)
- [locale(_:)](foundation/personnamecomponents/formatstyle/locale(_:).md)