# Tags and locale in the FiveM server list

> Set up FiveM server tags and locale properly: the sets tags syntax, choosing tags players actually filter by, the locale identifier (replace the default root-AQ with en-US, de-DE, pt-BR…), multi-language servers, and common mistakes.

Source: https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-list-tags-locale · FAM Tools · published 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-09-11 · about 7 min

**Short answer.** Tags are a comma-separated list in `sets tags "roleplay, economy, police"`. Choose a handful of words players really search for. Locale is a language-region identifier set with `sets locale "en-US"`; the default example config uses the placeholder `root-AQ`, which must be replaced with your real language (for example `de-DE`, `fr-FR`, `pt-BR`, `en-GB`).

## Key points

- `sets tags "a, b, c"` — comma separated.
- Relevant tags beat many tags.
- `sets locale "en-US"` — replace the `root-AQ` placeholder.
- Pick the language most of your players speak on the server.
- Features in tags, story in the description.

Players filter the FiveM server list by language and search by keywords. Tags and locale are how your server shows up in those filters — and the default configuration ships with a placeholder locale that many owners never change.

## The configuration

*server.cfg*

```cfg
sets tags "roleplay, serious, economy, police, custom cars"
sets locale "en-US"
```

> **The root-AQ placeholder** — The official example server.cfg contains `sets locale "root-AQ"` with a note to replace it. Left unchanged, your server does not appear under your real language.

## Choosing tags

| Server type | Useful tags |
| --- | --- |
| Roleplay | roleplay, serious, economy, jobs, police, ems, whitelist |
| Drift / racing | drift, racing, touge, cars, tuning |
| PvP | pvp, redzone, combat, gangs |
| Freeroam | freeroam, vmenu, cars, casual |

- Use words players type, not slogans (“best”, “new”, “24/7”).
- Do not add tags for things you do not have — players leave fast.
- Keep the list short; a wall of tags reads as spam.

## Locale for multi-language servers

Choose the language players must speak in game. If you truly support several, pick the main one for `locale` and mention the others in the description and tags (for example “english, deutsch”).

## Next steps

Name and description: [project name and description](https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-project-name-description). Why a server might not appear at all: [ranking and visibility](https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-list-ranking-visibility).

## Questions

### How do I add tags to my FiveM server?

Add `sets tags "tag1, tag2, tag3"` to server.cfg and restart.

### What locale should I use?

The language-region code of your server’s main language, such as `en-US`, `de-DE` or `pt-BR`.

### What is root-AQ?

A placeholder locale in the example server.cfg that you should replace with a real language.

### How many tags should I use?

A handful of accurate ones that players actually search for.

## Related

- https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-project-name-description
- https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-name-colors
- https://fam-tools.com/guides/fivem-server-list-ranking-visibility
- https://fam-tools.com/guides/grow-fivem-server-players