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> Learn how to add custom messages and translations to a Form so each step displays locale-specific copy that matches the language settings of the user.
# Custom Messages and Translation
You can customize Form messages to provide your users with a unique Form experience. In addition, you can translate form components, errors, and other custom messages into other languages for a localized experience.
## Messages
Through the Form editor, you can customize error messages and create other custom messages for your users.
### Error messages
You can create custom error messages to replace the default error messages of your forms.
To create custom error messages, follow the steps below:
1. On the Auth0 Dashboard, navigate to **Actions > Forms**.
2. Select **Messages** from the left menu of the Form editor.
3. Select the **Errors** tab\*\*.\*\*
4. Enter your custom error messages in the appropriate fields to replace the default messages.
5. Select **Publish** to save.
### Custom messages
You can create custom messages to add to the default messages for an even further personalized Form experience. For example, you can add a custom message that displays to users when an action returns an error in a flow.
#### Create custom messages
To create custom messages, follow the steps below:
1. From the left menu of the Form editor, select **Messages**.
2. Select the **Custom** tab.Then, select **Add New Item**.
3. To the left, add a unique key for your message\*\*.\*\* Then\*\*, enter\*\* your custom message in the field to the right.
4. Select **Publish** to save.
#### Add custom messages to your forms
To reference your custom messages in your forms, use the function `{{t('custom_unique_key')}}` with the custom message unique key.
## Translations
You can use the Translations feature to create an international user experience of your forms. This feature leverages a user’s browser language to determine the appropriate language for your forms.
By default, translations for some standard error messages are provided in Spanish. However, to promote a quality user experience, you can define the translations for your form components, errors, and custom messages in the language of your choice.
To enable translations, follow the steps below:
1. On the Auth0 Dashboard, navigate to **Actions > Forms**.
2. Select **Translations** from the left menu of the Form editor.
3. Check **Enable additional languages**.
4. Select the desired languages from the **Additional languages** dropdown menu.
### Translate messages
With the language editor, you can define translations for your form components, errors, and other custom messages.
To define your translations, follow the steps below:
1. Select the desired language from theSelect language dropdown menu.
2. Select one of the following tabs to begin defining your translations:
1. **Components**
2. **Errors**
3. **Custom**
3. For each available field, provide your translations as needed.
4. Select **Publish** to save.
