---
title: '{% trans %}'
description: older spelling of translate.
date: '2026-08-21'
categories:
  - Template Tag
  - Utility
canonical: https://djangotemplatetagsandfilters.com/tags/trans/
doc_link: >-
  https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.1/topics/i18n/translation/#std-templatetag-trans
---

# {% trans %}

older spelling of translate.

## Documentation

The original name for `{% translate %}`. Both are supported and do exactly the same thing; `{% translate %}` is the spelling to use in new templates, and this one is documented so an older codebase is still searchable here.

### Template

```django
{% load i18n %}
<h1>{% trans "Welcome back" %}</h1>
```