[1] It regulates the two written forms of the Norwegian language: Bokmål and Nynorsk.

[2] It is one of two organisations involved in language standardization in Norway, alongside the Norwegian Academy.

In 2000, the council was tasked with working with the Norwegian language and information technology.

It had 38 members, which represented different stakeholders, such as other language organisations including the Norwegian Academy, Riksmålsforbundet and Noregs Mållag, but also the educational sector and the media.

[3] However, after 2005 this difference no longer exists in the lists published by the Language Council of Norway.