# Languages KDP supports, by format

Which languages work for ebooks, paperbacks and hardcovers, and the ones limited to one format.

KDP supports 47 languages, but not every language in every format.

## Ebook only

Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Persian, Tamil.

## Print only

Polish, Ukrainian, Yiddish.

## Japanese

Ebook and paperback, but not hardcover.

Every other supported language works in all three formats. Check KDP's page before you start a book in a less common language; the list changes.

## Sources

- Source: [KDP · Supported Languages](https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200673300), checked 2026-11-07.
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