CSS :langSelectors

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Example

The style for selecting each <p> element whose lang attribute value equals "it(Italian)":

p:lang(it)
{
background:yellow;
}

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Definition and Usage

:lang adds styles to elements with a specified lang attribute starting value.

Note:The value can be a whole word, like lang="en", or use a hyphen (-), such as lang="en-us".


Browser Support

The number in the table indicates the first browser version number that supports the property.

Selectors
:lang() 4.0 8.0 2.0 3.1 9.6

Note:For :lang to work in IE8, it must be declared.<!DOCTYPE>。


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