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Missing lang Attribute on HTML on Shopify

Screen readers cannot determine the correct pronunciation language. Required by WCAG 3.1.1.

Issue ID: A11Y-LANG-001Severity: majorEffort: S

Why this matters

Screen readers cannot determine the correct pronunciation language. Required by WCAG 3.1.1. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

Shopify fix path

How to fix this on Shopify

Expect to handle these in theme settings or code.

  1. 1Open the Theme Customizer or edit theme code.
  2. 2Apply the setting or template fix.
  3. 3Preview and publish the change.

After you fix it

  • Check that <html> tag has a lang attribute

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