xml:lang

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The xml:lang attribute specifies the primary language used in contents and attributes containing text content of particular elements.

It is a universal attribute allowed in all XML dialects to mark up the natural human language that an element contains.

There is also a lang attribute (without namespace). If both of them are defined, the one with namespace is used and the one without is ignored.

You can use this attribute with any SVG element.

Example

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text xml:lang="en-US">This is some English text</text>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value <language-tag>
Default value None
Animatable No
<language-tag>

This value specifies the language used for the element. The syntax of this value is defined in RFC 5646: Tags for Identifying Languages (also known as BCP 47).

The most common syntax is a value formed by a lowercase two-character part for the language and an uppercase two-character part for the region or country, separated by a minus sign, e.g. en-US for US English or de-AT for Austrian German.

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
# LangSpaceAttrs

Browser compatibility

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See also