lang attribute

The HTML lang attributes lets authors change the language for content on a page.

Estimated Support About

50.0% + 50.0% = 100.0%

JAWS

Narrator

NVDA

Firefox

62
1 2

Orca

TalkBack

VoiceOver (iOS)

VoiceOver (MacOS)

Safari

12
3 4

Dragon Naturally Speaking

Voice Access (Android)

Voice Control (iOS)

Voice Control (MacOS)

Windows Speech Recognition

Notes

  • 1

    HTML option[lang] element: Had to install the Simplified Chinese language in the Windows 10 Language Settings for this to work. If the language is not installed, nothing will be announced.

  • 2

    HTML p[lang] element: Had to install the Simplified Chinese language in the Windows 10 Language Settings for this to work. If the language is not installed, nothing will be announced.

  • 3

    HTML option[lang] element: Had the Chinese language installed in VO settings.

  • 4

    HTML p[lang] element: Had to install the Chinese language in the Language Settings for VoiceOver.

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