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3.1.1 Language of Page [Level A]

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Language of Page

3.1.1 The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined. (Level A)Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.1

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Sufficent Techniques

Sufficient Techniques for 3.1.1 - Language of Page

Note: Other techniques may also be sufficient if they meet the success criterion.

  1. H57: Using language attributes on the html element (HTML)

  2. FLASH13: Using HTML language attributes to specify language in Flash content (Flash)

  3. PDF16: Setting the default language using the /Lang entry in the document catalog of a PDF document (PDF)

  4. PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents (PDF)

Advisory Techniques

Advisory Techniques for 3.1.1 - Language of Page

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Failures

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Notes

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