HTML hreflang Attribute

HTML hreflang Attribute is used to specify the language for a linked document. It is used only when the href attribute is set. 

Syntax:

<element hreflang="language_code"> 

Attribute Value:

The hreflang attribute contains a single value language_code which is the two-letter language code and used to specify the language of the linked document e.i. en for English, hi for Hindi, etc.

HTML hreflang Attribute Supported Tags

• <a>
• <area>
• <link>

Examples of HTML hreflang Attribute

Example 1: the This Example illustrates the use of hreflang attribute in anchor element.  

Output:

Example 2: This Example illustrates the use of hreflang attribute in area element.  

Output:

Supported Browsers:

The browser supported by hreflang Attribute are listed below:  

• Google Chrome
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari
• Edge