diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
index 01dedc782..de7d05bf6 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{% from 'oscar/macros.html' import icon %}
-
+
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index ac6a09822..108d2fcf5 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
+
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 61992c99f..85eb003a7 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ def _get_enable_categories(all_categories):
return [x for x in all_categories if x in enabled_categories]
+def get_locale_rfc5646(locale):
+ parts = locale.split('_')
+ return parts[0].lower() + '-' + parts[-1].upper()
+
+
def render(template_name, override_theme=None, **kwargs):
# values from the HTTP requests
kwargs['endpoint'] = 'results' if 'q' in kwargs else request.endpoint
@@ -420,6 +425,8 @@ def render(template_name, override_theme=None, **kwargs):
kwargs['translations'] = json.dumps(get_translations(), separators=(',', ':'))
locale = request.preferences.get_value('locale')
+ kwargs['locale_rfc5646'] = get_locale_rfc5646(locale)
+
if locale in RTL_LOCALES and 'rtl' not in kwargs:
kwargs['rtl'] = True
if 'current_language' not in kwargs: