# i18next documentation

## i18next documentation

- [Introduction](https://www.i18next.com/readme.md)
- [Getting started](https://www.i18next.com/overview/getting-started.md)
- [Comparison to others](https://www.i18next.com/overview/comparison-to-others.md)
- [API](https://www.i18next.com/overview/api.md)
- [Configuration Options](https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options.md)
- [Supported Frameworks](https://www.i18next.com/overview/supported-frameworks.md)
- [Plugins and Utils](https://www.i18next.com/overview/plugins-and-utils.md)
- [Translation Management Systems](https://www.i18next.com/overview/translation-management-systems.md)
- [For Enterprises](https://www.i18next.com/overview/for-enterprises.md)
- [First setup help](https://www.i18next.com/overview/first-setup-help.md): Let's try to figure out what you need.
- [TypeScript](https://www.i18next.com/overview/typescript.md)
- [Essentials](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/essentials.md)
- [Interpolation](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/interpolation.md)
- [Formatting](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/formatting.md)
- [Plurals](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/plurals.md)
- [Nesting](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/nesting.md)
- [Context](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/context.md)
- [Objects and Arrays](https://www.i18next.com/translation-function/objects-and-arrays.md)
- [Best Practices](https://www.i18next.com/principles/best-practices.md)
- [Translation Resolution](https://www.i18next.com/principles/translation-resolution.md)
- [Namespaces](https://www.i18next.com/principles/namespaces.md)
- [Fallback](https://www.i18next.com/principles/fallback.md)
- [Plugins](https://www.i18next.com/principles/plugins.md)
- [Add or Load Translations](https://www.i18next.com/how-to/add-or-load-translations.md)
- [Extracting translations](https://www.i18next.com/how-to/extracting-translations.md)
- [Caching](https://www.i18next.com/how-to/caching.md)
- [Backend Fallback](https://www.i18next.com/how-to/backend-fallback.md): Do you want to define a fallback which uses local translations?
- [FAQ](https://www.i18next.com/how-to/faq.md)
- [JSON Format](https://www.i18next.com/misc/json-format.md)
- [Creating own Plugins](https://www.i18next.com/misc/creating-own-plugins.md)
- [Migration Guide](https://www.i18next.com/misc/migration-guide.md)
- [The history of i18next](https://www.i18next.com/misc/the-history-of-i18next.md)
- [Testimonials](https://www.i18next.com/misc/testimonials.md)


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