CSS :lang Selector

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Example

How to style <p> elements with attribute lang="it":

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

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Definition and Usage

The :lang() selector styles all elements with the lang attribute set to a specified value.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The :lang() selector is supported in all major browsers.

Note: For :lang() to work in IE, a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.

CSS Version

The :lang() selector was first introduced in:

CSS 2

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