SEO GEO Checker

HTML Lang Attribute Setup | SEO GEO Checker

The HTML lang attribute declares the page's primary language, helping search engines show the page to the right audience and helping screen readers choose...

Problem

The HTML lang attribute declares the page's primary language, helping search engines show the page to the right audience and helping screen readers choose correct pronunciation rules.

Best Practices

1. Set lang attribute on the <html> tag 2. Use standard BCP 47 language codes 3. Use hreflang tags for multilingual pages 4. Mark foreign language sections with lang attribute

Example: <!-- English page --> <html lang="en"> <!-- Chinese page --> <html lang="zh-CN"> <!-- Mixed language content --> <p>English text, <span lang="zh">中文内容</span>.</p>

Common Language Codes

en (English), zh-CN (Simplified Chinese), zh-TW (Traditional Chinese), ja (Japanese), ko (Korean), es (Spanish), fr (French), de (German)