diff --git a/docs/network/index.html b/docs/network/index.html
index 69f09644..cfd03d64 100644
--- a/docs/network/index.html
+++ b/docs/network/index.html
@@ -328,19 +328,23 @@ network.setOptions(options);
             <tr><td id="event_locale">locale</td>
                 <td>String</td>
                 <td><code>'en'</code></td>
-                <td>Select the locale. By default, the language is English. If you want to use another language, you
-                    will
-                    need to define your own locale and refer to it here.
+                <td>Select the locale. By default, the language is English.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr><td id="event_locales">locales</td>
                 <td>Object</td>
                 <td>defaultLocales</td>
-                <td>Locales object. By default only <code>'en'</code>, <code>'de'</code>, <code>'es'</code>, <code>'it'</code> and <code>'nl'</code> are supported. Take a look
-                    at
-                    the <a href="#locales" data-scroll=""
-                           data-options="{ &quot;easing&quot;: &quot;easeInCubic&quot; }">locales
-                        section below</a> for more explaination on how to customize this.
+                <td>Locales object. By default
+                  <code>'en'</code>,
+                  <code>'de'</code>,
+                  <code>'es'</code>,
+                  <code>'it'</code>,
+                  <code>'nl'</code>
+                  <code>'pt-br'</code>,
+                  <code>'ru'</code> 
+                  are supported. Take a look at the
+                  <a href="#locales" data-scroll="" data-options="{ &quot;easing&quot;: &quot;easeInCubic&quot; }">locales section below</a>
+                  for more explaination on how to customize this.
                 </td>
             </tr>
             <tr><td id="event_clickToUse">clickToUse</td>
@@ -998,7 +1002,7 @@ function releaseFunction (clusterPosition, containedNodesPositions) {
             </tr>
             <tr class="collapsible toggle" onclick="toggleTable('methodTable','setSelection', this);">
                 <td colspan="2"><span parent="setSelection" class="right-caret" id="method_setSelection"></span> setSelection(
-                  <code>Object selection</code>, 
+                  <code>Object selection</code>,
                   <code>[Object options]</code>)</td>
             </tr>
             <tr class="hidden" parent="setSelection">
diff --git a/examples/network/other/manipulation.html b/examples/network/other/manipulation.html
index c97dacb3..b399c098 100644
--- a/examples/network/other/manipulation.html
+++ b/examples/network/other/manipulation.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 <head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8"/>
   <title>Network | Manipulation</title>
 
   <style type="text/css">
@@ -64,6 +65,17 @@
     var data = getScaleFreeNetwork(25);
     var seed = 2;
 
+    function setDefaultLocale() {
+      var defaultLocal = navigator.language;
+      var select = document.getElementById('locale');
+      select.selectedIndex = 0; // set fallback value
+      for (var i = 0, j = select.options.length; i < j; ++i) {
+        if (select.options[i].getAttribute('value') === defaultLocal) {
+          select.selectedIndex = i;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     function destroy() {
       if (network !== null) {
@@ -135,11 +147,16 @@
       callback(data);
     }
 
+    function init() {
+      setDefaultLocale();
+      draw();
+    }
+
   </script>
   <script src="../../googleAnalytics.js"></script>
 </head>
 
-<body onload="draw();">
+<body onload="init();">
 <h2>Editing the nodes and edges (localized)</h2>
 <p style="width: 700px; font-size:14px; text-align: justify;">
   The localization is only relevant to the manipulation buttons.
@@ -148,8 +165,13 @@
 <p>
   <label for="locale">Select a locale:</label>
   <select id="locale" onchange="draw();">
-    <option value="en" selected>en</option>
+    <option value="en">en</option>
+    <option value="de">de</option>
+    <option value="es">es</option>
+    <option value="it">it</option>
     <option value="nl">nl</option>
+    <option value="pt-br">pt</option>
+    <option value="ru">ru</option>
   </select>
 </p>
 
@@ -169,4 +191,3 @@
 
 </body>
 </html>
-
diff --git a/lib/network/options.js b/lib/network/options.js
index 6238182a..5b9e9f7a 100644
--- a/lib/network/options.js
+++ b/lib/network/options.js
@@ -502,13 +502,7 @@ let configureOptions = {
     solver: ['barnesHut', 'forceAtlas2Based', 'repulsion', 'hierarchicalRepulsion'],
     timestep: [0.5, 0.01, 1, 0.01],
     //adaptiveTimestep: true
-  },
-  global: {
-    locale: ['en', 'nl']
   }
 };
 
-
-
-
 export {allOptions, configureOptions};
