Translate a field label
Field labels are the names that appear on forms and lists to describe the type of information the field contains.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
The following procedure works best for translating individual field labels, such as those added with a customization. To translate large numbers of field labels, use the procedure described in Export and edit translation records.
Procedure
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Navigate to the field on the form.
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Right-click the field label and select Configure Label.
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In the Field Label form, replace the English text with the text of the target language in the Label, Plural, and Hint fields.
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Enter the BCP 47 code of the target language.
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Right-click the header bar and select Insert.
Selecting Insert creates a new record in the Field Label [sys_documentation] table for this field label in the selected language. For more information about this table, see Field Label table.
---
title: Translate a field label
description: Field labels are the names that appear on forms and lists to describe the type of information the field contains.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/system-localization/t\_TranslateAFieldLabel.html
release: brazil
product: System Localization
classification: system-localization
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Translating individual UI strings, Translating custom content, System Localization, Translation and localization, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---
# Translate a field label
Field labels are the names that appear on forms and lists to describe the type of information the field contains.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## About this task
The following procedure works best for translating individual field labels, such as those added with a customization. To translate large numbers of field labels, use the procedure described in [Export and edit translation records](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/system-localization/t_TranslateTheInterface.md).
## Procedure
1. Navigate to the field on the form.
2. Right-click the field label and select **Configure Label**.
3. In the Field Label form, replace the English text with the text of the target language in the Label, Plural, and Hint fields.
4. Enter the [BCP 47](http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry) code of the target language.
5. Right-click the header bar and select **Insert**.
Selecting **Insert** creates a new record in the Field Label \[sys\_documentation\] table for this field label in the selected language. For more information about this table, see [Field Label table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/system-localization/r_FieldLabelTable.md).
| title | Translate a field label |
| description | Field labels are the names that appear on forms and lists to describe the type of information the field contains. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/platform-administration/system-localization/t\_TranslateAFieldLabel.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | System Localization |
| classification | system-localization |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Translating individual UI stringsTranslating custom contentSystem LocalizationTranslation and localizationConfigure core featuresAdminister the ServiceNow AI Platform |