Data Categories

nanofaker provides 16 comprehensive data categories, each with multiple data types. All categories are fully supported across all 9 locales.

Person

Generate personal information like names, genders, and job titles.

faker.person.firstName() // "John"
faker.person.lastName() // "Doe"
faker.person.fullName() // "John Doe"
faker.person.gender() // "Male"
faker.person.jobTitle() // "Software Engineer"
faker.person.prefix() // "Mr."
faker.person.suffix() // "Jr."

Available in all 9 locales with culturally appropriate names.

Address

Generate location data including streets, cities, states, and countries.

faker.address.street() // "Main Street"
faker.address.city() // "New York"
faker.address.state() // "California"
faker.address.country() // "United States"
faker.address.zipCode() // "90210"
faker.address.direction() // "North"

Locale-specific addresses with authentic formatting.

Company

Generate business-related data.

faker.company.name() // "Tech Innovations Inc."
faker.company.industry() // "Technology"
faker.company.buzzword() // "synergy"
faker.company.descriptor() // "leading"

Business terms appropriate for each locale.

Internet

Generate internet-related data like emails and URLs.

faker.internet.email() // "john.doe@example.com"
faker.internet.domainName() // "example.com"
faker.internet.url() // "https://example.com"

Realistic internet data for testing.

Phone

Generate locale-specific phone numbers.

faker.phone.number() // "+1-555-123-4567"

Phone formats that match each locale's conventions.

Food

Generate culinary data including dishes, ingredients, and cuisines.

faker.food.dish() // "Spaghetti Carbonara"
faker.food.ingredient() // "Tomato"
faker.food.cuisine() // "Italian"
faker.food.dessert() // "Tiramisu"
faker.food.fruit() // "Apple"
faker.food.vegetable() // "Carrot"
faker.food.meat() // "Chicken"
faker.food.spice() // "Basil"

Culturally appropriate food items for each locale.

Animal

Generate animal names across various categories.

faker.animal.dog() // "Golden Retriever"
faker.animal.cat() // "Persian"
faker.animal.bird() // "Eagle"
faker.animal.fish() // "Salmon"
faker.animal.horse() // "Arabian"
faker.animal.rabbit() // "Flemish Giant"
faker.animal.insect() // "Butterfly"

Animal names translated for each locale.

Sport

Generate sports-related data.

faker.sport.sport() // "Basketball"
faker.sport.team() // "Lakers"
faker.sport.athlete() // "Michael Jordan"

Popular sports and teams for each region.

Music

Generate music-related data.

faker.music.genre() // "Rock"
faker.music.artist() // "The Beatles"
faker.music.song() // "Hey Jude"
faker.music.instrument() // "Guitar"

Music data relevant to each locale.

Commerce

Generate e-commerce and product data.

faker.commerce.product() // "Laptop"
faker.commerce.adjective() // "Premium"
faker.commerce.material() // "Aluminum"
faker.commerce.department() // "Electronics"
faker.commerce.color() // "Silver"

Product and commerce terms for each locale.

Book

Generate book-related data.

faker.book.title() // "To Kill a Mockingbird"
faker.book.author() // "Harper Lee"
faker.book.publisher() // "Penguin Books"
faker.book.genre() // "Fiction"
faker.book.series() // "Harry Potter"
faker.book.review() // "A masterpiece!"

Books and authors from each locale's literature.

Vehicle

Generate vehicle-related data.

faker.vehicle.manufacturer() // "Toyota"
faker.vehicle.model() // "Camry"
faker.vehicle.type() // "Sedan"
faker.vehicle.fuel() // "Gasoline"
faker.vehicle.bicycle() // "Mountain Bike"

Vehicle data including regional manufacturers.

Word

Generate different types of words.

faker.word.adjective() // "beautiful"
faker.word.adverb() // "quickly"
faker.word.conjunction() // "and"
faker.word.interjection() // "wow"
faker.word.noun() // "table"
faker.word.preposition() // "under"
faker.word.verb() // "run"

Grammar-appropriate words in each language.

Hacker/Tech

Generate technical and hacker culture terms.

faker.hacker.abbreviation() // "HTTP"
faker.hacker.adjective() // "distributed"
faker.hacker.noun() // "protocol"
faker.hacker.verb() // "compile"
faker.hacker.ingverb() // "parsing"
faker.hacker.phrase() // "connecting the neural network"

Technical jargon translated for each locale.

System

Generate system and file-related data.

faker.system.fileName() // "document"
faker.system.fileType() // "pdf"

File system data for testing.

Science

Generate scientific data.

faker.science.chemicalElement() // "Oxygen"
faker.science.unit() // "meter"
faker.science.constant() // "Speed of Light"
faker.science.field() // "Physics"

Scientific terms and concepts in each locale.

Using Categories

All categories are accessible through the faker instance and automatically use the current locale:

import { faker } from 'nanofaker'

// English (default)
console.log(faker.food.dish()) // "Hamburger"

// Switch to Spanish
faker.locale = 'es'
console.log(faker.food.dish()) // "Paella"

// Switch to Japanese
faker.locale = 'ja'
console.log(faker.food.dish()) // "寿司"