HTML & CSS · Junior · Question 75 of 75

Why set the `lang` attribute on `<html>`?

<html lang="en">

✓Correct answer: Screen readers pick the right pronunciation, and browsers apply correct hyphenation, quotes and translation prompts
2It sets the language of the JavaScript runtime
3It's only needed for SEO in Google

Explanation

Parts in another language can be marked with their own lang (<span lang="fr">). hyphens: auto relies on lang to hyphenate correctly.

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