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 single value language_code which is used to specify the language of content.
Difference between HTML 4.1 and HTML 5: In HTML 5, the lang attribute can be used with any HTML elements but in HTML 4.1 the lang attribute is used with <base>, <br>, <frame>, <frameset>, <hr>, <iframe>, <param>, and <script> elements.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>lang attribute</title> <style> body { text-align:center; } h1 { color:green; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>lang attribute</h2> <p lang = "en">A computer science portal for geeks</p> </body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by lang attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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