Three new languages join Padlet

We're adding support for three new languages on Padlet: Bengali, Icelandic, and Kazakh. With these additions, Padlet now supports 47 languages.

Icelandic: Reading like a Viking

Íslenska is spoken by over 300,000 people worldwide, primarily in Iceland. As a language, Icelandic is remarkably stable. Written Icelandic hasn't changed much since the 11th century. This means modern Icelanders can still read thousand-year-old sagas without much trouble.

One of its early forms, Old Norse, was the language of the Vikings. So, when you use Padlet in Icelandic, you're connecting to a linguistic tradition that spans over a millennium.

Kazakh: Preserving a language in transition

Қазақ is the official language of Kazakhstan, spoken by over 15 million people worldwide. It has a fascinating writing system history. Kazakhs used Arabic script until 1929, when the Soviet regime switched to a combination of Latin and Cyrillic scripts. Today, Cyrillic remains the most popular form and the version we've chosen to support.

But here's what makes this timing interesting: Kazakhstan is currently in a major transition. In 2017, the "Strategy Kazakhstan-2050" plan decreed a full transition back to the Latin script by 2031. We're supporting the language during a historic linguistic shift.

Bengali: গর্বিত to support the 7th most spoken language

Bengali is spoken by close to 270 million native speakers across Bangladesh and India, making it the 7th most spoken language in the world.

Fun fact: India's national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana," was originally written in Bengali by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911, before being adopted as the national anthem in 1950.

A global canvas for ideas

These language additions reflect Padlet's core mission: making collaboration accessible to everyone, everywhere. Whether you're organizing thoughts in Bengali, planning projects in Kazakh, or telling stories in Icelandic, your language should never be a barrier to sharing your ideas.

To switch to any of these new languages (or any of our other 44 supported languages), visit your account settings and select your preferred language from the menu.

Padlet is now used in every country represented at the United Nations. Out of 249 territories worldwide, only seven don't use Padlet. Three are uninhabited, and four—Christmas Island, Niue, Svalbard, and Western Sahara—simply haven't discovered us yet. If you're reading this from one of those four places, let us know!