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Culture

configuration

Specifies the culture info used by the widget.

culture

String

Default: "en-US"

<!--
    Include the culture file.
    List of available cultures - https://github.com/telerik/kendo-ui-core/tree/master/src/cultures
-->
<script src="https://kendo.cdn.telerik.com/2026.3.811/js/cultures/kendo.culture.de-DE.min.js"></script>

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    culture: "de-DE",
    value: new Date()
});
</script>