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#summary The a hreflang attribute specifies the language of the target resource of a hyperlink.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute,from-w3c

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== Usage ==

{{{
<a href="http://google.co.jp" hreflang="ja">Google Japan</a>
}}}

== Values ==

== Elements ==

You can use the `hreflang` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [AreaElement <area>]
  * [LinkElement <link>]

== Browser compatibility ==

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|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-hreflang-reflection-test.html a.hreflang reflects <a hreflang="en">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#hreflang3 The hreflang attribute in HTML 5]
  * [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-hreflang The hreflang attribute in HTML 4]
  * [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533787.aspx The hreflang attribute on MSDN]
  * [http://annevankesteren.nl/2004/06/hreflang-and-type Opinion: hreflang and type considered harmful]