# How to change date to english **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [May 17, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497 "2025-05-17T10:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/1 "2025-05-17T10:58:12Z")
![Screenshot_٢٠٢٥٠٥١٧_١٣٠٤٠٦](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/f/7f76afc8ca5f25960f81acb2d5fe842ae50ba519.png) So i recently installed endeavour os and this date is not in english instead it is in arabic, altough i can speak it i cannot read it, is there any way to change it? i already checked the setting for the number’s language and it is english, and whenever i change it this pops up ![Screenshot_٢٠٢٥٠٥١٧_١٣٥٧٢٥](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/optimized/3X/5/8/589c96f70668a949a0b85f7b5230d5502200f5da_2_690x45.png) pretty please help? Edit: also i should note that a lot of numbers are like this while some are not ---
**Author:** ![limotux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/limotux/32/35347_2.png) [@limotux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/limotux)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/2 "2025-05-17T12:31:30Z")
> [@Random](#): > > this date is not in english instead it is in arabic, altough i can speak it i cannot read it, is there any way to change it? Look at this, it happened with me but was sorted out here [Inxi -Fxxx Strange Locale Settings](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/inxi-fxxx-strange-locale-settings/29131) I hope this helps. Please let me know how it goes with you. ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/3 "2025-05-17T13:23:03Z")
so i tried messing around with locale\_gen a bit and i deleted the the certain arabic language it was (im not gonna tell you where i live) and the date on the taskbar is fixed! but not the calendar… ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/5 "2025-05-17T13:55:25Z")
ermmm excuse me? why did you delete this post? I need as much help as i can! even if its useless ---
**Author:** ![keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keescase/32/114900_2.png) [@keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keescase)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/6 "2025-05-17T13:59:25Z")
Well I realized that the calendar used the default font just in time , but having said that you should have other problems with the font also, maybe check the default font settings just in case, or sometimes a reboot (if not already done) might help. ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-change-date-to-english/71497/7 "2025-05-17T14:26:31Z")
So i dont know what i did but i changed all the language related stuff in the setting to english and now it works! gonna look into more of what i did but it is now solved! (my current theory is that i did sudo locale-gen after i changed the language in the settings)