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title: Translating the knowledge base
description: The knowledge base has its own Translation Management system. However, when this is disabled, knowledge base articles use translated\_html fields for translated content.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/system-localization/c\_TranslateTheKnowledgeBase.html
release: australia
product: System Localization
classification: system-localization
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Exploring System Localization, System Localization, Translation and localization, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Translating the knowledge base

The knowledge base has its own Translation Management system. However, when this is disabled, knowledge base articles use translated\_html fields for translated content.

When any of the internationalization \(I18N\) plugins are enabled, the Knowledge Management Internationalization plugin is enabled. This plugin allows knowledge article authors to create language-specific articles and to translate and access articles. For more information about Knowledge Management internationalization, see [Translation Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/translation-management.md) in the Knowledge Management documentation.

If the Knowledge Management Internationalization plugin is disabled, knowledge base articles use translated\_html fields for article content. This type of field displays the translation based on the language of the user, if multiple translations are stored. To learn about using translated\_html fields, see [Translating text fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/system-localization/c_UseTranslatedText.md).