HTML lang attribute
Checks if the lang attribute is present on the <html> element.
Why does this matter?
The lang attribute helps search engines recognize the language of your content and shows your page to users searching in that language. Screen readers also use it to determine the correct pronunciation.
How to fix it?
Add the lang attribute to the <html> element: <html lang="en">. Use BCP 47 language tags. For regional variants use the format "nl-NL" or "en-US".
This check scores from 0 to 100. Below 50 is a fail, 50 to 89 is a warning, 90 or above is good. After each crawl you see the score per page in your report, with a short note on what we found.
Frequently asked questions
Checks if the lang attribute is present on the <html> element.
The lang attribute helps search engines recognize the language of your content and shows your page to users searching in that language. Screen readers also use it to determine the correct pronunciation.
Add the lang attribute to the <html> element: <html lang="en">. Use BCP 47 language tags. For regional variants use the format "nl-NL" or "en-US".
Example
Copy the code below and adapt the domain name, brand name and content to your situation.
<html lang="en"> or <html lang="en-US">