HTML - Global lang Attribute

The lang attribute is an HTML Global attribute that is used to define the language of an element's content.

In HTML documents, the <html> tag accepts the lang attribute, which is by default unknown. If you pass the value of the lang attribute, then the user will know that the content of this element is in this language, like English, Spanish, French, and so on.

The default value of lang is unknown; therefore, it is recommended to always specify this attribute with the appropriate value.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the lang attribute −

<element lang  = "en" >

Example

In the following example, we are using the lang attribute along with elements to define the language of the content.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <p>This paragraph is English, but the language is not specifically defined.</p>
   <p lang="en-GB">This paragraph is defined as British English.</p>
   <p lang="fr">Ce paragraphe est défini en français.</p>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the text on the webpage.

Example

Considering the another scenario, where we are going to use the lang attribute

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>lang attribute</title>
   <style>
      body {
         text-align: center;
      }

      h1 {
         color: green;
      }

      span {
         color: black;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h1>tutorials <span>point</span>
   </h1>
   <h2>lang attribute</h2>
   <p lang="en">Easy to Learn!</p>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the text applied with CSS displayed on the webpage.

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