What is a Multilingual Website?
A multilingual website allows visitors to choose their preferred language, making your content accessible to a global audience. This improves user experience, builds trust, and opens opportunities in different regions.
Benefits of Going Multilingual
- 🌍 Reach a wider, international audience.
- 📈 Improve SEO in multiple languages.
- 🤝 Build trust with native-language communication.
- 💰 Increase conversions in new markets.
Why Next.js is Perfect for Multilingual Sites
Next.js offers built-in internationalization (i18n) support, server-side rendering for SEO, and fast performance. It automatically handles direction changes — like Left-to-Right (LTR) for English and Right-to-Left (RTL) for languages such as Farsi or Arabic.
Example Project Showcase
I converted my own website into a multilingual site using Next.js, featuring English and Farsi. This demo highlights how Next.js can easily switch between languages with different text directions. While my example includes only two languages, the same approach can be scaled to dozens.
This example uses Next.js i18n routing and layout adjustments to ensure the correct text direction for each language, creating a smooth and accessible experience for all users.