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How to define the main language of the HTML page

How to define the main language of the HTML page

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Learn how to define the main language of the HTML page using the

lang

html property.

This property can be useful for the browser, search engines or for translating services for example, to help them know the primary language of the page.

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Add "lang" attribute

Add the lang attribute into the <html> tag.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
	<head>
		...
	</head>
	<body>
		...
	</body>
</html>

The lang attribute must contain the language in the short / 2 letters format. Examples:

en

if the page is in English

fr

if the page is in French

es

if the page is in Español (spanish)

ru

if the page is in Russian

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