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Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Returns the local language identifier (ID) of the language that is currently being used.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
@@LANGID
Return Types
smallint
Remarks
To view information about language settings, including language ID numbers, run sp_helplanguage without a parameter specified.
Examples
The following example sets the language for the current session to Italian, and then uses @@LANGID to return the ID for Italian.
SET LANGUAGE 'Italian'
SELECT @@LANGID AS 'Language ID'
Here's the result set.
Changed language setting to Italiano.
Language ID
-----------
6
See Also
Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
SET LANGUAGE (Transact-SQL)
sp_helplanguage (Transact-SQL)