HTML hreflang Attribute
Definition and Usage
The hreflang attribute specifies the language of the linked document.
Note: This attribute is purely advisory.
Applies to
The hreflang attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <a> | hreflang |
| <area> | hreflang |
| <link> | hreflang |
Examples
A Example
The hreflang attribute specifies the language of the document in the link:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com" hreflang="en">W3Schools</a>
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Area Example
An image map, with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun"
href="sun.htm" hreflang="en">
</map>
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Link Example
Here, the hreflang attribute indicates that the linked document is in English:
<link href="tag_link.asp" rel="parent" rev="subsection" hreflang="en">
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Browser Support
The hreflang attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
