diff --git a/next-ui/src/utils/utils.ts b/next-ui/src/utils/utils.ts
index 86f9290f..b99bc958 100644
--- a/next-ui/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/next-ui/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
 import { partial } from 'filesize'
+import { currentLocale } from '@/utils/i18n/locale-helper'
 
 export const delay = (ms: number) => new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, ms))
 
-const filesizePartial = partial({ round: 1 })
+// Query Intl for the unit symbol of a given unit (byte, kilobyte, etc.)
+function getUnitSymbol(
+  locale: string,
+  unit: Intl.NumberFormatOptions['unit'],
+  unitDisplay: Intl.NumberFormatOptions['unitDisplay'] = 'narrow',
+): string {
+  const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, {
+    style: 'unit',
+    unit: unit,
+    unitDisplay: unitDisplay,
+  })
+  return formatter.formatToParts(1).find((it) => it.type === 'unit')!.value
+}
+
+// Map the units we care about to symbols for a given locale
+function getByteSymbolsForLocale(locale: string): Record<string, string> {
+  return {
+    B: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'byte', 'narrow'),
+    kB: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'kilobyte', 'narrow'),
+    MB: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'megabyte', 'narrow'),
+    GB: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'gigabyte', 'narrow'),
+    TB: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'terabyte', 'narrow'),
+    PB: getUnitSymbol(locale, 'petabyte', 'narrow'),
+  }
+}
+
+const filesizePartial = partial({
+  round: 1,
+  locale: currentLocale,
+  symbols: getByteSymbolsForLocale(currentLocale),
+})
+
 export function getFileSize(n?: number): string | undefined {
   if (!n) return undefined
   return filesizePartial(n)