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Language code: mul

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mul

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The table below provides technical details for the Multiple languages language, designated by the mul code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

mul

Name

Multiple languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Key facts
ISO 639-1 code “mul” designates “multiple languages”The code is used in cataloguing and metadata when a resource includes more than one languageIt is a collective identifier, not a true language with its own linguistic systemConsequently it has no native script, dialects, or grammarIt belongs to the set of special ISO 639 codes alongside “und” (undetermined) and “zxx” (no linguistic content)
Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Multiple languages language, identified by the code mul, falls under the 'Special' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Special' by its type.

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