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Missing lang Attribute on HTML on Squarespace
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.
Squarespace fix path
How to fix this on Squarespace
Most of these are site-style or navigation settings.
- 1Review design and navigation settings.
- 2Change the relevant global site setting.
- 3Republish and verify.
After you fix it
- ✓Check that <html> tag has a lang attribute
Same fix, other platforms
Fix missing lang attribute on html on a different CMS
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