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Fix link to IETF BCP 47 standard #358

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion globalization/locale/standard-locale-names.md
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# Standard locale names

[IETF BCP 47](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/bcp/bcp47.txt) is the standard that defines the most-commonly used format for specifying a locale. This format is used by Windows and many other environments, including C#, Java, Javascript, ICU, HTML <lang>, etc.
[IETF BCP 47](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47) is the standard that defines the most-commonly used format for specifying a locale. This format is used by Windows and many other environments, including C#, Java, Javascript, ICU, HTML <lang>, etc.

@jowilco John Wilcock (jowilco) Sep 14, 2026

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Christian Gambale (@AkitoTheGambler) - Thanks for catching the broken link. I created #359 to use a slightly different link, and applied the change to additional files.
I'll close this PR.


A locale using the BCP 47 format is defined by a primary language tag and optional subtags as follows:

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