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Updated article: Declaring language in HTML

An update for the article Declaring language in HTML has just been published.

This page describes how to mark up an HTML page so that it gives information about the language of the page. It begins with an overall summary, then provides additional details in subsequent sections.

The material was reorganised to expand the quick answer section and de-emphasise the information about XML/XHTML declarations.

New translations into Russian

These articles were translated into Russian thanks to Dmitri Kuznetsov, of the Russian Translation Agency, Taushiro Inc.

Recent translations into German

These articles were translated into German thanks to Gunnar Bittersmann.

Updated article: Declaring language in HTML

The article Declaring language in HTML was changed at the end of May. A noticeable change was the introduction of additional headings, to enable readers to more quickly spot relevant information. Also a new section was added: What if element content and attribute values are in different languages?

German, Spanish, Russian and Ukranian translators are asked to update their translations.

Categories: Update, w3cWebDesign

New translations into German

These articles were translated into German thanks to Gunnar Bittersmann.

New translations into Spanish

These articles were translated into Spanish thanks to the Spanish Translation Team, Trusted Translations, Inc.

Just published: 1 new and 3 updated articles about language declarations in HTML

One tutorial and two articles have been updated, and a new article has been created from material that was moved out of the tutorial. The updates all involve major rewrites of the former text. These changes incorporate up-to-date information about how language declarations are handled in HTML5, and generally refresh and improve the previous material.

The new articles are:

 Working with language in HTML (tutorial)

 Why use the language attribute?

 Declaring language in HTML

 HTTP headers, meta elements and language information

All articles use a new HTML5-based template with additional change to the boilerplate code.

For review: 1 new and 3 updated articles about language declarations in HTML

Comments are being sought on the following new articles prior to final publication. NOTE THAT the articles are in a temporary location, and will be moved to their final location after the review.

  1. Working with language in HTML (tutorial format)

    This is a reworking of an existing tutorial to conform to the new tutorial format. It will replace the old version.

  2. Why use the language attribute?

    This is a reworking of an existing article to bring it up to date. It will replace the old version.

  3. Declaring language in HTML

    This is a new article derived from information that was originally in the tutorial mentioned above. The information has been rewritten, and changes have been made to reflect recent developments for HTML5.

  4. HTTP and meta for language information

    This is a reworking of an existing article to reflect recent developments in HTML5 and improve the fit with other pages listed here. It will replace the old version.

All articles use a new template with additional change to the boilerplate code. They are written in HTML5.

Please send any comments over the next two weeks to www-international@w3.org (subscribe).

We hope to publish a final version shortly after the end of the review period.


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