diff --git a/docs/components/pages/landing/hero/DemoEditor.tsx b/docs/components/pages/landing/hero/DemoEditor.tsx
index 192d4bbf4e..9919e2ce19 100644
--- a/docs/components/pages/landing/hero/DemoEditor.tsx
+++ b/docs/components/pages/landing/hero/DemoEditor.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import {
   BlockNoteSchema,
   combineByGroup,
   filterSuggestionItems,
-  locales,
   uploadToTmpFilesDotOrg_DEV_ONLY,
 } from "@blocknote/core";
+import * as locales from "@blocknote/core/locales";
 import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
 import {
   getDefaultReactSlashMenuItems,
diff --git a/examples/01-basic/03-multi-column/App.tsx b/examples/01-basic/03-multi-column/App.tsx
index 630f8e557a..b10d9808b5 100644
--- a/examples/01-basic/03-multi-column/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/01-basic/03-multi-column/App.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import {
   BlockNoteSchema,
   combineByGroup,
   filterSuggestionItems,
-  locales,
 } from "@blocknote/core";
+import * as locales from "@blocknote/core/locales";
 import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
 import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
 import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
diff --git a/examples/01-basic/10-localization/App.tsx b/examples/01-basic/10-localization/App.tsx
index 72b7557f1f..7000c3e436 100644
--- a/examples/01-basic/10-localization/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/01-basic/10-localization/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { locales } from "@blocknote/core";
+import { nl } from "@blocknote/core/locales";
 import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
 import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
 import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function App() {
     // Passes the Dutch (NL) dictionary to the editor instance.
     // You can also provide your own dictionary here to customize the strings used in the editor,
     // or submit a Pull Request to add support for your language of your choice
-    dictionary: locales.nl,
+    dictionary: nl,
     // dictionary: locales[lang as keyof typeof locales], // Use the language from the i18n library dynamically
   });
 
diff --git a/examples/01-basic/11-custom-placeholder/App.tsx b/examples/01-basic/11-custom-placeholder/App.tsx
index 2919ce8e0d..b1323aacb5 100644
--- a/examples/01-basic/11-custom-placeholder/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/01-basic/11-custom-placeholder/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { locales } from "@blocknote/core";
+import { en } from "@blocknote/core/locales";
 import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
 import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
 import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";
 
 export default function App() {
   // We use the English, default dictionary
-  const locale = locales["en"];
+  const locale = en;
 
   // Creates a new editor instance.
   const editor = useCreateBlockNote({
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 3510bbdc0c..ff7e9f7f39 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
       "types": "./types/src/comments/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/comments.js",
       "require": "./dist/comments.cjs"
+    },
+    "./locales": {
+      "types": "./types/src/i18n/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/locales.js",
+      "require": "./dist/locales.cjs"
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/i18n/index.ts b/packages/core/src/i18n/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73f53b8826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from "./locales/index.js";
+export * from "./dictionary.js";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 3ec64b0dc6..2c70a913aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as locales from "./i18n/locales/index.js";
 export * from "./api/blockManipulation/commands/updateBlock/updateBlock.js";
 export * from "./api/exporters/html/externalHTMLExporter.js";
 export * from "./api/exporters/html/internalHTMLSerializer.js";
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export * from "./util/table.js";
 export * from "./util/string.js";
 export * from "./util/typescript.js";
 export { UnreachableCaseError, assertEmpty } from "./util/typescript.js";
-export { locales };
 
 // for testing from react (TODO: move):
 export * from "./api/nodeConversions/blockToNode.js";
@@ -69,4 +67,3 @@ export * from "./extensions/UniqueID/UniqueID.js";
 export * from "./api/exporters/markdown/markdownExporter.js";
 export * from "./api/parsers/html/parseHTML.js";
 export * from "./api/parsers/markdown/parseMarkdown.js";
-
diff --git a/packages/core/vite.config.ts b/packages/core/vite.config.ts
index c5f9b60463..0fc59bfd4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/vite.config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       entry: {
         blocknote: path.resolve(__dirname, "src/index.ts"),
         comments: path.resolve(__dirname, "src/comments/index.ts"),
+        locales: path.resolve(__dirname, "src/i18n/index.ts"),
       },
       name: "blocknote",
       formats: ["es", "cjs"],