Change LaTeX caption language

Question

How could I change the default language so that I get something else instead of "Table" or "Figure" before my captions?

Do you want to change the language i.e English->Spanish or do you just want to specify what the caption says? — zdav, Apr 25 '10 at 19:31

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '18 at 14:26

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You can redefine \figurename and \tablename by using \renewcommand. For example, you can do this for Swedish:

\renewcommand{\figurename}{Figur}
\renewcommand{\tablename}{Tabell}

answered Mar 21 '18 at 14:26

Donald Duck

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '10 at 19:29

8

\usepackage[francais]{babel}

answered Apr 25 '10 at 19:29

lhf

Vlad · Answer 3 · 2010-04-25T19:37:28.137

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You can change your document's language using babel package. The captions will be updated automatically.

As a bonus, you'll get the correct hyphenation for the chosen language.

edited Apr 25 '10 at 19:37

answered Apr 25 '10 at 19:28

Vlad

All languages aren't available. I tried Swedish (both by specifying `svenska` and `swedish`), but it said it wasn't available. French worked though, by using `francais`. – Donald Duck Mar 21 '18 at 13:13
@DonaldDuck: Perhaps you are using an outdated babel? [This question](https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/75006/1640) reports that Swedish is available. – Vlad Mar 21 '18 at 13:16
@Vlad I'm sure it's not outdated, I just installed it. – Donald Duck Mar 21 '18 at 13:17
@DonaldDuck: If you are using MikTeX, maybe you didn't install all the needed languages? – Vlad Mar 21 '18 at 13:23

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 25 '10 at 19:35

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You can also redefine \tablename and \figurename.

answered Apr 25 '10 at 19:35

lhf

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