HTML <p> lang Attribute

HTML <output>

HTML <param>

The lang attribute on a <p> tag specifies the language of the paragraph text.

Its value used for site accessibility, translations, and SEO purposes.

Example

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A lang attribute on 3 <p> elements.
A different language is identified for each paragraph.

This text is displayed in English.

Este texto se muestra en español.

이 텍스트는 한국어로 표시됩니다.

<p lang="en" style="background-color:aliceblue;padding:25px;">
   This text is displayed in English.
</p>
<p lang="es" style="background-color:aliceblue;padding:25px;">
   Este texto se muestra en español.
</p>
<p lang="ko" style="background-color:aliceblue;padding:25px;">
   이 텍스트는 한국어로 표시됩니다.
</p>

Using lang

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The lang attribute specifies the language used in a paragraph.

The first two characters of the lang value refers to the language code.

The last two characters - which are optional - refer to the country code.

Syntax

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<p lang="language-code-country-code">

Values

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Value	Description
language-code-country-code	The first 2 characters represent the language code of the page. The last two characters represent the country code (optional).