xml:lang
Deprecated
Avoid using this feature in new projects. SVG 2 omittted some parts of SVG 1.1 to "improv[e] the usability and precision of the language." This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.
Consider using the following features instead: SVG or @font-face.
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.
Elements
You can use this attribute with any SVG element.
Usage notes
| Value | <language-tag> |
|---|---|
| Default value | None |
| Animatable | No |
<language-tag>-
This value specifies the language used for the element as a valid BCP 47 language tag.
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-USfor US English orde-ATfor Austrian German.
Examples
<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>
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # LangSpaceAttrs |