HTML lang Attribute
This attribute is used to specify the language of the element content. Some examples of languages are en for English, es for Spanish, etc.
Syntax:
<element lang = "language_code">
Attribute Value: This attribute contains a single value language_code which is used to specify the language of the content.
Difference between HTML 4.1 and HTML 5: In HTML 5, the lang attribute can be used with any HTML element but in HTML 4.1 the lang attribute is used with <base>, <br>, <frame>, <frameset>, <hr>, <iframe>, <param>, and <script> elements.
Example: This example shows the use of the lang attribute.
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<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >lang attribute</ title > < style > body { text-align:center; } h1 { color:green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 >lang attribute</ h2 > < p lang = "en" > A computer science portal for Beginner </ p > </ body > </ html > |
Output: Supported Browsers: The browser supported by lang attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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