[articles/language-tags/index] language tags in XHTML #576
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aphillips
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In XHTML 1.0 documents, both However, you're probably right about revising this section. This content was created in 2006, when XHTML was still relevant. Nowadays HTML5 should probably be referenced and it only uses the |
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I believe XHTML is still relevant for authors creating eBooks for reading apps and tablets that rely on the ePub standard. See section 6 in https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33. |
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[source] (https://www.w3.org/International/articles/language-tags/) [en]
This statement requires clarification:
"XHTML 1.0 uses language tags in the HTML lang attribute and the XML xml:lang attribute, as well as the hreflang attribute."
This suggests all three attributes are required. Should the "and" be replaced with an "or"? And what about HTML? Should it be treated the same as XHTML? I seem to recall that you don't need both lang and xml:lang attributes in an XHTML document. However, I've seen some sources state that both attributes are required in the
<html>tag for eBooks.Recommend that HTML, XHTML, and XML be addressed separately.
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