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HTML HTML Lists Definition Lists

Posted by john knight
john knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 Points

Question: when we use the attribute "lang" will it change the language of the text (Example Is Below).

EX. <p lang="fr">Hello World</p>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

The "lang" attribute is used to identify what language the content is in, it does not cause any action to occur. It might be used in a search to return only pages using a specified language.

The example shown above is not a valid use of the attribute! Here it as again along with a proper one:

<p lang="fr">Hello World</p>       <!-- IMPROPER use of attribute (language mismatch) -->

<p lang="fr">Bonjour le Monde</p>  <!-- correct use of attribute -->
john knight
john knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 Points

Thank you , Steven

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

Glad to help. And happy coding!

john knight
john knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 Points

Thank you again, Steven.