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03. Language Attribute

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martin@mustbebuilt.co.uk edited this page Sep 1, 2024 · 2 revisions

Lighthouse will identify that the page is missing a language attribute on the <html> element. Lighthouse tells us:

"If a page doesn't specify a lang attribute, a screen reader assumes that the page is in the default language that the user chose when setting up the screen reader."

This matches the A11Y checklists comments on Global code:

  • Use a lang attribute on the html element.

Fix this by ensuring each page has a value for the language attribute of the <html> element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

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