[O3 Framework](../API.md) / getLocale

# Function: getLocale()

> **getLocale**(): `string`

Defined in: [packages/framework/esm-utils/src/get-locale.ts:5](https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-esm-core/blob/main/packages/framework/esm-utils/src/get-locale.ts#L5)

Returns the current locale of the application.

## Returns

`string`

string