:lang() pseudo-classDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next :enabled pseudo-class Previous :target pseudo-class Test # 27 of 276 of the static tests category Testing :lang() pseudo-class ID 22 Date 2001-11-12 Revision 1.0
This list item should be green because its language is
British English
This list item should be green because its language
is British English (Wales)
This list item should NOT be green because its language
is US English
This list item should NOT be green because its language is
French
ul > li { background-color : red }
li:lang(en-GB) { background-color : lime }
<ul xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<li lang="en-GB">This list item should be green because its language is
British English</li>
<li lang="en-GB-wa">This list item should be green because its language
is British English (Wales)</li>
</ul>
<ol xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<li lang="en-US">This list item should NOT be green because its language
is US English</li>
<li lang="fr">This list item should NOT be green because its language is
French</li>
</ol>